It’s Holy Week in many countries and regions that follow the Western Christian calendar. According to this calendar’s reckoning, Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox (which is based on a fixed date of March 21 and does not necessarily correspond to lunar cycles). In 2008, Easter falls earlier than usual.
So when are people celebrating and businesses closing down? It depends on the country. While many countries observe Good Friday and Easter Sunday as holidays, some also celebrate additional Easter holidays including Maundy Thursday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday.
But not everyone is celebrating just yet: Due to differences in how the holidays are calculated, the Orthodox and Coptic Christian churches don’t celebrate Easter for another month -- April 27. Jewish countries and communities will be celebrating Passover (Pessah) from April 20 – 26th.
Source: AST Events Calendar.
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