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Easter
April 5, 2026
When Is Easter This Year?
Easter is the one holiday that genuinely confuses everyone. "Wait, it was in March last year?" Yes, it moves around. The date follows a lunar calendar, which is why I built this countdown. No more googling "when is Easter" every February.
For the curious: Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. Sounds complicated because it is. The countdown handles the math for you.
Planning an Easter Egg Hunt
I've organized a few of these for my family. Here's what I've learned:
Count your eggs: Write down how many you hide. Nothing worse than finding a rotten egg in July because you forgot where you put it.
Age zones: Separate areas for little kids and bigger kids. Otherwise the 8-year-olds grab everything in 30 seconds.
Backup plan: Have an indoor option ready. Easter weather is unpredictable. I've hidden eggs inside many times.
The golden egg: One special egg with a bigger prize. Creates excitement and gives slower hunters a chance to win something.
Easter Traditions Around the World
πΊπΈ United States
The White House has hosted an Easter Egg Roll since 1878. Kids race pushing eggs with spoons across the lawn.
π©πͺ Germany
Easter trees - decorating branches with painted eggs. Kind of like a Christmas tree but springy. I actually tried this once, it's charming.
π΅π± Poland
Εmigus-Dyngus (Wet Monday) - the day after Easter, people splash water on each other. Strangers included. You've been warned.
π¦πΊ Australia
The Easter Bilby instead of the Easter Bunny. Rabbits are an invasive pest there, so they promote the native bilby instead.
Easter Facts
The Date Math
Easter can fall between March 22 and April 25. The algorithm to calculate it is called the Computus. Yes, that's really what it's called.
Chocolate Consumption
Americans buy 16 billion jellybeans for Easter. 90 million chocolate bunnies are produced. Most people eat the ears first (76%).
Why Eggs and Bunnies?
Both are ancient symbols of spring and new life. The eggs represented rebirth, rabbits represented fertility. They predate the Christian holiday.