Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and died, rising three days later on Easter Sunday.

Easter is later than usual this year because of the way Christians calculate the timing of the holiday. The holiday with Christian origins celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, according to history.

The date of Easter changes annually due to the lunar cycle and the varying date of the spring equinox. Here's when Easter will be in 2025.

Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are and why the dates they fall on change every year. Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20.