What date is Easter in 2021 in the USA?
Answer
April 4th
In the United States, Easter in 2021 fell on April 4.
Easter is a movable Christian feast rather than a holiday fixed to one calendar date. Its date is calculated in relation to the spring equinox and the first full moon used in the ecclesiastical calendar. As a result, Easter can occur on different dates from year to year, generally between late March and late April in the Western Christian calendar.
In 2021, Easter Sunday was April 4, following Good Friday on April 2 and Holy Saturday on April 3. The following day, April 5, was Easter Monday, which is observed in some countries but is not a federal holiday across the United States.
A frequent mix-up is confusing Easter Sunday with the start of Holy Week or with Good Friday. Easter Sunday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus in Christian belief. Western churches, including most U.S. denominations, used the Gregorian-calendar date of April 4 in 2021; Eastern Orthodox Easter was observed later that year.