: 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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Having said that, the higher demand in the summer should result in lower price stimulation, with a helpful boost from the timing of Easter in Q3 this year.
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John Choong, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
During this year’s Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, President Donald Trump was seen with a graded trading card that depicted the assassination attempt on him last year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
On the wall behind her, Gauguin has painted glyphs like those discovered on Easter Island, and a masked female figure, ferocious and bare-breasted.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
In addition to Easter egg references (look for a road sign leading to Gotham City, among others), the new film’s surprise cameos range from ridiculous to tear-jerking.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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John Choong, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
During this year’s Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, President Donald Trump was seen with a graded trading card that depicted the assassination attempt on him last year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
On the wall behind her, Gauguin has painted glyphs like those discovered on Easter Island, and a masked female figure, ferocious and bare-breasted.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
In addition to Easter egg references (look for a road sign leading to Gotham City, among others), the new film’s surprise cameos range from ridiculous to tear-jerking.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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“Easter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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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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