Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring, said Rev. ... The Jewish calendar is also a lunar calendar and Passover is always on the 15th of the Jewish month of Nissan, which is also a full moon in the spring. Therefore the two holidays often overlap.

What is the relationship between Passover and Easter?

The Passover festival is deemed so important that the month in which it occurs counts as the first month of the year, Nisan. Easter, known in the early church as Pascha (Gk, from the Aramaic pasha [pass over], corresponding to Hebrew pesach), celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Why are Passover and Easter at the same time?

“In early Church history, particularly the first two centuries, followers of Jesus commemorated the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the same day as Passover. Back then, Easter was known as pascha (Greek for Passover).