why is Easter a floating Holiday?

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why is Easter a floating Holiday?

non of the others ones are.

2006-09-04 06:12:51 · 2 answers · asked by Marg N 4 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science

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Because Easter is on the Sunday closest to the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox (Spring - March 21st).

Don't ask why it's done that way - but it's the way it is.

2006-09-04 06:20:04 · answer #1 · answered by Pamela H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Easter is always on a Sunday, so it is always on a different calendar day. It follows the church not the calendar.

2006-09-04 06:19:21 · answer #2 · answered by Loulabelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋