Shoppers hoping to hop on over to Wal-Mart after their Easter festivities will have the opportunity to do so as Wal-Mart's hours of operation on Easter Sunday will remain the same as their everyday hours of operation. If you're running to the store at the last minute to pick up your Easter ham, however you might want to check just in case - Wal-Mart Easter hours of operation may vary by region; contact your local Wal-Mart store for details. To find your local Wal-Mart, visit the official WalMart.com webpage and click "Store Finder." You'll be able to enter in your city, state and/or zip code to find out which Wal-Mart is nearest to you.http://www.walmart.com/
Walmart Easter Commercial
This 2010 Walmart commercial ends with the tagline "Easter costs less at Walmart." The commercial uses an Easter egg hunt to illustrate all of the candy and goodies Walmart has available to fill Easter baskets.
About WalMart
Wal-Mart is one of the largest retailers in the world. Founded by Sam Walton in the early 1960s, Wal-Mart owns and operates well over 8,000 stores and affiliates all over the globe. Those stores employ some two million people.
About the Easter Holiday
- For Christians around the world, Easter celebrates the day that Jesus Christ is be believed to have been resurrected from the dead
- Some businesses may be closed or have reduced hours of operation on Easter Sunday
- Most, but not all, denominations of Christianity celebrate Easter
- Easter is also celebrated secularly by many
- Easter is a movable feast not fixed to the civil calendar
- Easter is held annually between late March and late April
- Easter is held on the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon
- Because they use different calendars, Western Christians celebrate Easter on a different day than Eastern Christians
- Western Christians adhere to the Gregorian calendar
- Eastern Christians adhere to the Julian calendar
- Eastern and Western Christians will celebrate Easter on the same day in the years 2010 and 2011