<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Easter </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Icon of the Resurrection, with Christ having kicked down the gates of Hades and pulling Adam and Eve out of the tombs . Christ is flanked by saints, and Satan--depicted as an old man--is bound and chained . (See Resurrection of Jesus in Christian art .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Christian, cultural </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Significance </Th> <Td> Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Celebrations </Th> <Td> Church services, festive family meals, Easter egg decoration, and gift - giving </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Observances </Th> <Td> Prayer, all - night vigil, sunrise service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> variable, variable, date of Easter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2017 date </Th> <Td> 16 April (Western) 16 April (Eastern) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2018 date </Th> <Td> 1 April (Western) 8 April (Eastern) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2019 date </Th> <Td> 21 April (Western) 28 April (Eastern) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2020 date </Th> <Td> 12 April (Western) 19 April (Eastern) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related to </Th> <Td> Passover, of which it is regarded the Christian fulfillment; Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Clean Monday, Lent, Great Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday which lead up to Easter; and Thomas Sunday, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, and Corpus Christi which follow it . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Easter </Th> </Tr>

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