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Easter - The primary Christian feast commemorating Jesus' resurrection from the dead, which took place on a Sunday, the third day after his death on the cross. Easter is remembered each Sunday by Christians and the feast of Easter takes place on the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon following the vernal equinox, which is March 21. Therefore, Easter is always on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th. The English word Easter is derived from the name for the Northumbrian goddess Eostre, the goddess of fertility and sunrise, whose festival was also in the spring.