Jack L: How come we celebrate easter at different times?
Like every 25th Of December we celebrate the birth of Jesus, and it is the same date every year.
So why do we celebrate easter on different days, he will of only died once on one day.
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Answer by Allerinna
Good Question
This is what I know…
Well, we have to celebrate Easter Sunday on a Sunday
but every year the date changes so we can have easter on the sunday
okay that’s kind of confusing
sorry
i hope you kind of get it
Easter is calculated to follow Passover which is based on the lunar calendar.
In 2011, Easter will be on Sunday, April 24.
Catholics and most Protestants use the new Gregorian calendar decreed by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to calculate the date of Easter.
For more information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar
The time of Easter is based on the cycles of the moon, the equinox, and seasons and things in nature.
In simple (?) terms Easter occurs on the first Sunday following the first full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox (the first day of spring).
In 2011, the vernal equinox will be on Sunday, March 20. The first full moon after that will be Monday, April 18. Thus, Easter will be on Sunday, April 24.
The earliest Easter can be is March 22 as it was last in 1818 and will be next in 2285.
The latest Easter can be is April 25 as it was last in 1943 and will be next in 2038.
With love in Christ.
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