Dates of Easter
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Easter Sunday is an important date in the religious calendar by which other dates are set. As Easter is a moveable feast, whereby the date changes each year, so do these other dates associated with Easter.
Use the following calendar to find out the dates of Easter for each year.
Dates for Easter 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015
Easter Dates (Western Christianity)
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Ash Wednesday | 22 Feb | 13 Feb | 5 Mar | 25 Feb |
| Palm Sunday | 1 Apr | 24 Mar | 13 Apr | 29 Mar |
| Maundy Thursday | 5 Apr | 28 Mar | 17 Apr | 2 Apr |
| Good Friday | 6 Apr | 29 Mar | 18 Apr | 3 Apr |
| Holy Saturday | 7 Apr | 30 Mar | 19 Apr | 4 Apr |
| Easter Sunday | 8 Apr | 31 Mar | 20 Apr | 5 Apr |
| Easter Monday | 9 Apr | 1 Apr | 21 Apr | 6 Apr |
| Ascension | 17 May | 9 May | 29 May | 14 May |
| Pentecost | 27 May | 19 May | 8 Jun | 24 May |
Orthodox Easter Dates
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Clean Monday | 27 Feb | 18 Mar | 10 Mar | 23 Feb |
| Lazarus Saturday | 7 Apr | 27 Apr | 12 Apr | 4 Apr |
| Palm Sunday | 8 Apr | 28 Apr | 13 Apr | 5 Apr |
| Holy Friday | 13 Apr | 3 May | 18 Apr | 10 Apr |
| Easter Sunday (Pascha) | 15 Apr | 5 May | 20 Apr | 12 Apr |
| Ascension | 24 May | 13 Jun | 29 May | 21 May |
| Pentecost | 3 Jun | 23 Jun | 8 Jun | 31 May |