When is Easter?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

An Easter fact

Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the

Spring Equinox (which is 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 Roman calendar.

Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22)

but that is pretty rare.

Here's the interesting info. This year is the earliest Easter any of us

will ever observe the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of

our population have ever seen Easter this early (95 years old or

above!). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier!

Here's the facts:

1) The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year

2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so

if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!).

2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the

year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was

1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than

this year!

[Amby 490]

dang I was trying to figure out why it was so freaking early this year. neil will just be recovering from drinking on st patty's day and he'll have to go have some easter candy