I learned the reasons yesterday while reading my MOPS newsletter!
- Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring Equinox (March 20)
- This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our calendar
- This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see for the rest of our lives. The next time Easter will be on this date is 2228!
- There are 35 possible dates for Easter, ranging from March 22 to April 25
Well, I learn something new every day!
5 comments:
This is really interesting. I did not know any of this. We are going to my in laws for Easter in Texas and when my husband told me the dates I was shocked it was so early.
Thanks for the info.
Funny you should post that because I was just wondering this very thing the other day!
That's so funny! I just learned about how it depends on the moon the other day. :-) Maybe I knew that when I was a kid but if so I'd forgotten it!
Now, that's really interesting! I have wondered about it before but never checked it out...thanks for sharing!
AH! Thanks! I had the same question. Now I know. ;)
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