When Is Easter 2016?

Question: When Is Easter 2016?

Easter 2016, the greatest feast day in the Christian 2016 calendar, celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. What is the date of Easter 2016?

Answer: Easter Sunday falls on March 27, 2016.

For the date of Easter in other years, see When Is Easter? For the date of Eastern Orthodox Easter 2016, see When Greek Orthodox Easter Is Celebrated (from the About.com GuideSite to Greece Travel).

For the dates of other Holy Days of Obligation and moveable feasts associated with Easter 2016, see the Catholic 2016 calendar.

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Easter 2016 FAQs:

• How Is the Date of Easter Calculated?
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Lent 2016 Index:

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• When Is Good Friday 2016?
• When Is Holy Saturday 2016?

Easter 2016 Season:

• The 50 Days of Easter
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• When Is Ascension 2016?
• When Is Pentecost 2016?
• When Is Trinity Sunday 2016?

Other 2016 Holidays:

• When Is Epiphany 2016?
• When Is Mardi Gras 2016?
• When Is Annunciation 2016?
• When Is Corpus Christi 2016?
• When Is the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2016?
• When Is Transfiguration 2016?
• When Is Assumption 2016?
• When Is Halloween 2016?
• When Is All Saints Day 2016?
• When Is All Souls Day 2016?
• When Is the Feast of Christ the King 2016?
• When Is Thanksgiving Day 2016?
• When Is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception 2016?
• When Is Christmas Day 2016?