Easter Sunday is just around the corner, entitling us to a day devoted to indulging in chocolate eggs.
As well as the four-day Easter weekend, students across the UK also have another two weeks off school.
Most students have already started their two-week break, and with Easter fast approaching many others will be beginning to think about the long weekend already.
So to help you plan for the end of the Easter holiday, here’s everything you need to know about this year’s term and Easter dates:
When is Easter 2019?
This year, Easter Sunday falls on 21 April.
That means we celebrate Good Friday on 19 April and bag ourselves a day off on Easter Monday, which falls on 22 April.
What are the school term dates for this year?
Term dates will differ depending on the council, but all schools will generally follow similar term patterns.
For most London boroughs, the term dates for 2019 are:
Spring term:
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Monday 7 January - Friday 15 February
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Half term: Monday 18 February - Friday 22 February
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Monday 25 February - Friday 5 April
Easter holidays:
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Monday 8 April - Monday 22 April
Summer term:
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Tuesday 23 April - Friday 24 May
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Half term: Monday 27 May to Friday 31 May
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Monday 3 June to Tuesday 23 July
Autumn term:
- Monday 2 September - Friday 18 October
- Half term: Monday 21 October - Friday 25 October
- Monday 28 October - Thursday 19 December
- Christmas break: Friday 20 December 2019 - Friday 3 January 2020
You can find out more about your school's term dates here.
Why is Easter so late this year?
Instead of being marked on a specific date each year, Easter is celebrated on the Sunday after the first full moon that occurs on or the day after the spring equinox.
This year, the spring equinox falls on Weds 20 March, so Easter is on Sunday 21 April.
Its date was first calculated by a great council of Christian churches, called the First Council of Nicaea, in the year 325. The intention behind the changeable date was to ensure that the moon would light the pilgrimages of Christians to Jerusalem to observe the holiday.
