is the most important date in the calendar, and it’s also a major secular holiday, too. For Christians, Easter is the day of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It also marks a four-day weekend, giving the opportunity to get away, plan a fun family day out, and eat your body weight in chocolate eggs and bunnies. Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday are the main bank holidays, and they’re sandwiched between and Easter Monday. As a result of these holidays, many people are now wondering when Easter 2023 will fall. As the week of egg painting, picnics, and gatherings approaches, here is a look at everything you need to know about Easter 2023. Easter Sunday falls on April 9, 2023, just over a week earlier than in 2022, when it was on April 17. Unlike in 2022, this year Easter is set to arrive near the end of the school holidays — and next year’s celebrations are set to come midway through the break. A bread mix makes these Easter hot-cross buns a simple treat to knock up. Serve brushed with golden syrup. A quick and simple recipe for children and adults to enjoy. A great recipe for a special occasion, this one will keep even the most gourmet of guests happy. Fresh strawberries are the perfect accompanyment to this delicious lemon and custard dessert. A fragrant spring-time cake with a colourful yoghurt icing. Buttery biscuits with cinnamon and currants for all the family to enjoy over the Easter weekend. A deliciously indulgent chocolate pudding for all the family this Easter. For a special Easter treat, try this delicious profiterole nest filled with chantilly cream and covered with chocolate icing. Mary Berry's irresistible carrot cake recipe has cream cheese icing and the delicious crunch of chopped walnuts. Wow them with breakfast: the combination of honey, ricotta and fig is great on its own - but even better when teamed with golden French toast. Mary Berry's decadent and delicious chocolate brownies are firm on the outside, gooey in the middle and have the crunch of chopped walnuts on top. Decorate simple cup cakes with a delicious swirl of butter icing and a handful of chocolate mini eggs. These individual chocolate cheesecakes are perfect to serve on Easter Sunday. Start the day with a decadent breakfast of cherry and chocolate hot cross buns. A moist, delicious cake with a drizzle of sticky icing - it’s very moorish so it won’t be around for long. Purple sprouting broccoli works really well with the punchy flavours of salty proscuitto and parmesan This succulent, juicy lamb marinated with the fresh flavours of oregano and lemon will definitely impress your guests. The combination of the hazelnuts with the chocolate makes a decadent Easter treat. This quick salad of warm beetroot, creamy goat’s cheese and fine textured lentils makes a substantial vegetarian lunch. These kebabs are quick to cook and fun for the family to assemble in pitta bread with a choice of toppings. This delicious recipe can be made in fifteen minutes with fresh or frozen sea bass, and is complimented with washed spinach and lemon. This healthy family meal can be prepared and cooked within 30 minutes and can also be served with grilled fish or roast lamb, or alone for a tasty, meat-free dish. This delicious ravioli with bacon, peas and courgette can be adapted using a variety of filled pastas, giving a wide range of possible flavours. With a zingy fusion of parsley, lemon and garlic - this lamb dish is perfect for Easter Sunday. Tender lamb skewers with pomegranate and scattered mint leaf is an
explosion of flavour and colour that will impress your guests. A truly scrumptious recipe and also quick to make. Serve with potatoes and salad. Mary Berry's delicious roast lamb recipe uses a rolled shoulder roasted in wine and stock, with a homemade olive, lemon and herb stuffing. This light and refreshing combination of fresh parsley, celery and lemon salsa with hake is the perfect combination of flavours. A light, easy to prepare dish packed full of flavour that's great for using with other white fish too. This gluten, wheat and diary-free courgette quiche served with a fresh crisp salad makes a great lunch for all. As a result, Good Friday will be on Friday, April 7, marking a national bank holiday in the
UK. Easter Monday is set to be on Monday, April 10, which will complete a four-day weekend for those in
England, Wales, and Northern
Ireland. In
Scotland, Easter isn’t a nationwide bank holiday, although various councils do claim it as one. For most schools, the Easter holidays in 2023 will be from Friday, March 29 to Friday, April 12 (Easter weekend is on March 29 - April 1). But . Each year, Easter is moveable — unlike
Christmas, for example. Easter’s date depends on the lunar cycle, as well as the timing of the Jewish festival of Passover, which is rooted in the Biblical account of Jesus’s crucifixion and resurrection. The Last Supper, which took place the night before Jesus was crucified, was on Passover. The following day, Jesus was crucified, and buried the day after that. He then rose again on the third day, which is when Easter Sunday now falls. As a result, Easter is connected to Passover, which is in turn connected to the first full
moon after the equinox — being held on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox. Yes, is ongoing and leads up to Easter. Starting in February, Lent is a period of abstaining from and luxuries in the run-up to . Millions of Christians worldwide will begin a 40-day fast, which sees them cut out treats such as biscuits, crisps, and until Holy Thursday. Always held after Shrove Tuesday, Lent marks a time for Christians to prepare for through penance, prayer, and repentance of their sins. From to and even luxury sweet — Easter is known for a time of giving and indulging. If you don’t have a sweet tooth, that’s also fine, as there are a you can give. Christians have long used eggs as a symbol of the resurrection because the egg's empty shell corresponds to Christ's empty tomb. While the exact date of the invention of the is unknown, we do know that they were being made in
Germany and
France by the start of the 19th century. It is thought that JS Fry & Sons in Bristol produced the first chocolate Easter Egg in Great
Britain in 1873. In line with its cultural significance, the has announced its special programming for Holy Week and Easter, which will include live worship, an interview with the Bishop of Dover, Pope Francis’s Easter blessing, and more.
Actor and comedian will also reprise her interview series that had been broadcast at Christmas. The two-part show will be called My Life at Easter with Sally Phillips.