How Many Days Until Easter Weekend
Have you noticed Easter feels a little different than other years in 2026? If you have, it’s because you’re perceptive! What’s at the heart of what your feeling?
Rare Cultural Convergence
The 2026 season is defined by a historic alignment where Lunar New Year (Feb 17), Lent (Feb 18), and Ramadan (Feb 18) all begin within the same week. It’s a “triple crown” of observances emphasizing a shared, international period of fasting, renewal, and prayer, a phenomenon that will not repeat until 2189. This fosters a unique season of shared reflection.
Floating Dates
Easter does not fall on the same day every year, which earns this special day the title of “movable feast.” This is because when we celebrate Easter it is determined by the moon, not the calendar (Gregorian) date. When we celebrate Easter it is determined by the Moon. It’s observed on the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon.
Easter Weekend: Westwinds Style
The Easter weekend starts on good Friday, April 3, 2026. Here is your weekend menu at Westwinds Restaurant…
Friday & Saturday
Fish & Chips
Beer-Battered Cod with Tartar Sauce.
$17.95
Sunday & Monday
Easter Dinner
Includes Tossed Salad, Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Vegetable Medley, Bun/Butter and Apple Pie.
$24.95
Easter reservations are now open at Westwinds. Although reservations are not required, they will secure your table. This is especially important to families or large groups who we do not want to disappoint. If you’re really counting on a good dining experience for you and your group, make a reservation.
