Palm Sunday: March 28. Maundy Thursday: April 1. Good Friday: April 2. Easter: April 4. Easter celebrates Jesusâ resurrection. This year, Easter falls of the same day for Western and Orthodox churches. Orthodox Easter (Pascha): May 2. Easter celebrates Jesusâ resurrection; it falls on a later day, with Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar. Ascension Day: May 13. Pentecost: May 23. All Saintsâ Day: Nov. 1. The holiday celebrates the spiritual connection of all saints between the living and the dead. Christmas Day: Dec. 25. Purim: Feb. 25-26. Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia. Passover: March 27-April 4.