Easter date


Simple library that calculates the date of Easter for a given year and other Easter days.

Install package

``shell
npm i easter-date
`

or

`shell
yarn add easter-date
`

Functions

Functions are expecting a year as a parameter and return a Date object.

$3

Function getEaster returns Easter date for a given year:

`javascript
import { getEaster } from 'easter-date';

getEaster(2024).toLocaleDateString('en-US'); // return 31/03/2024
`

$3

Function getGoodFriday returns Good Friday date for a given year:

`javascript
import { getGoodFriday } from 'easter-date';

getGoodFriday(2024).toLocaleDateString('en-US'); // return 29/03/2024
`

$3

Function getEasterMonday returns Easter Monday date for a given year:

`javascript
import { getEasterMonday } from 'easter-date';

getEasterMonday(2024).toLocaleDateString('en-US'); // return 01/04/2024
`

$3

Function getHolyWeek returns an object of Holy Week dates for a given year:

`javascript
import { getHolyWeek } from 'easter-date';

const holyWeek = getHolyWeek(2024);

holyWeek.palmSunday.name; // return Palm Sunday
holyWeek.palmSunday.date.toLocaleDateString('en-US'); // return 24/03/2024
`

Running Tests



`shell
npm run test
``

Credits

- Easter dates calculation for the Easter dates
- Svatý týden for names of the Easter days
- Online calendar for verifying the data

License

MIT

Made with ❤️ by the Roman Ožana