: a feast that commemorates Christ's resurrection and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the paschal full moon
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Cocktails Cucumbers Drinks Easter Ingredients 8 oz.
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Aug. 2024
Annual festivities, like Easter, Eid and New Year’s, are also marked by special experiences, from beach barbecues and fireworks to themed dinners and live performances.
—Livia Hengel, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
On a stroll in London, the pop star, then in her skinny jeans era, bundled up in a maroon duffle coat (a likely Easter egg for her album Red, which would release in October that year) and ankle-length jeans with little give.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
Dixon said that Easter and her mother moved from American Samoa to Alaska about five months ago, reuniting with a large extended family.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Aug. 2024
Annual festivities, like Easter, Eid and New Year’s, are also marked by special experiences, from beach barbecues and fireworks to themed dinners and live performances.
—Livia Hengel, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
On a stroll in London, the pop star, then in her skinny jeans era, bundled up in a maroon duffle coat (a likely Easter egg for her album Red, which would release in October that year) and ankle-length jeans with little give.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
Dixon said that Easter and her mother moved from American Samoa to Alaska about five months ago, reuniting with a large extended family.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
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Easter
noun
Eas·ter
ˈē-stər 
: a Christian holiday celebrating Christ's resurrection that is observed on the first Sunday following the first full moon on or after March 21
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