Centenary of the Easter Rising in Manhattan, New York, for the official U.S. commemoration of the centenary, with the outgoing Environment Minister Alan Kelly representing the Government there. Commemorations marking the executions of the rebels occurred between Tuesday, 3 May and Thursday, 12 May. Centenary of the Easter Rising The centenary of the Easter Rising occurred in 2016. Many events occurred to mark the occasion. Note that Easter Day fell on 27 March in 2016 and on 23 April in 1916. The Rising began on Easter Monday, 24 April 1916. On 20 January, Ireland's first ever commemorative €2 coin went into circulation to mark the
Easter Lily (badge) Easter Lily (badge) The Easter Lily () is a badge in the shape of a calla lily flower, worn at Easter by Irish republicans as symbol of remembrance for Irish republican combatants who died during or were executed after the 1916 Easter Rising. Depending on the political affiliations of the bearer, it can also commemorate members of the pre-Treaty Irish Republican Army, the post-Treaty Irish Republican Army, and either the Provisional IRA or the Official IRA. It may also be used to commemorate members of the Irish National Liberation Army. The Easter Lily was introduced in 1926 by Cumann na