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Most Christian/Catholic holidays have been moved to overlap pagan holidays. Easter is based on the full moon after the spring equinox which changes year to year, but the actual date of death obviously couldn't do that. Same with Christmas being moved to cover yuletide.
All four gospels have Jesus being crucified just before, during, or shortly after Passover, so the traditional date isn't a major retcon centuries later to fit existing dates like Christmas is (allowing, of course, for the fact that we have no assurance who wrote the gospels or when exactly -- but it's still not like the appropriation of Yule or Saturnalia).