: a feast that commemorates Christ's resurrection and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the paschal full moon
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Travelers hoping for a longer escape can book the Ancient Explorer trip, which crosses the world over 23 days, stopping at UNESCO World Heritage sites like those in Mexico City, Easter Island, Bora Bora, and the Great Barrier Reef.
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
Public outcry over the ordeal reached First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who helped arrange for Anderson to sing at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in front of 75,000 people.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
Public outcry over the ordeal reached First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who helped arrange for Anderson to sing at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in front of 75,000 people.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
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“Easter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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Easter
noun
Eas·ter
ˈē-stər 
: a Christian holiday celebrating Christ's resurrection that is observed on the first Sunday following the first full moon on or after March 21
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