thats what i thought? 2007, its from 6th April onwards, but then next year, my calendar shows 21st March 08, to be good friday. does anyone know the reason?
2007-02-27 01:54:01 · 17 answers · asked by aisha l 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Easter
Easter Sunday is the Sunday following the first full moon on or after the vernal (Spring) equinox. It can be any date between 21 March and 25 April.
This arrangement was decided by the Synod of Nicea in AD325. The decision was made so as to regularise the varing factions within the Christian churches and to bring them together to celebrate the most holy of Christian dates.
2007 - 8 April
2008 - 23 March
2009 - 12 April
2010 - 4 April
2007-02-27 02:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by costa 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can sometimes be in March, the last week in March actually. I remember not too long ago it being on about March 30.
It has to be on a Sunday, and it has to be after the first day of spring which is March 21, and it has to be on or after the first full moon that happens after March 21st. So if March 21st were a Sunday and there was also a full moon, then that's the very earliest it can be. Usually it's in April though, because that full moon can vary by 28 days or so every year.
2007-02-27 10:07:21 · answer #2 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it does not always fall in April just more often than not. It also depends on which Easter you are referring to. The Catholic Easter which is what most people follow and is what is usually listed as Easter on most calenders is determined by the Ecclesiastical rule that states that Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after March 21 (the day of the ecclesiastical vernal equinox).
The Eastern Orthodox Easter (also referred to to as Pascha) has one additional requirement to the above mentioned rule and that is that it must also fall after the start of the Jewish Passover. This is usually why the two Easters are usually separated by a week.
There are occasions, such as this year where they fall on the same day.
Hope that helped.
2007-02-27 10:10:05 · answer #3 · answered by grk_tigris 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The formula for when Easter Sunday falls is this...The first Sunday after the first full moon after 21st March! This is the exact day it will fall on each year! So in some years Easter can fall in late march!
2007-02-27 15:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter is calculated on lunar- plus- solar calender. Begin from spring solstice (when day and night are equal); now go to lunar. Find the full moon thereafter. From the full moon, the first Friday is the good- Friday, and the following Sunday is the Easter. The date of Easter has to differ each year.
2007-02-27 10:04:09 · answer #5 · answered by sunamwal 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"The canonical rule is that Easter Day is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month (the nominal full moon) that falls on or after 21 March (nominally the day of the vernal equinox)."
"In 325, at the Council of Nicæa the date of Easter was fixed by declaring that Easter should be the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the vernal equinox."
In other words, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon that falls after 21 March, as the full moon appears approximately 14 days after the beginning (new Moon) of the Lunar cycle.
There ARE exceptions to this calculation, however, as Easter Sunday MUST fall between March 22 and April 25, and in that case, there are rules and you can adjust accordingly.
2007-02-27 10:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by jlene18 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Easter can fall in MArch and in May. At the present not all Christian Easters fall on the same date it is to do with the Gregorian calander. There is talk of all Christian faiths to celebrate Easter on the same moveable date each years (i.e. 2nd Sunday in April).
2007-02-27 10:01:37 · answer #7 · answered by London Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter Sunday is based on the lunar calendar. It is on the first Sunday after the full moon.
2007-02-27 13:02:50 · answer #8 · answered by DK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter is notably a moveable (pagan) holiday.
It's often also different in the east and the west.
It has two Sabbaths, Asccensions, Gods, to sort out.
http://www.godshew.org/Easter.htm
The important thing is the will of God:
"I will have mercy, and not sacrifice",
the not part being not then, now, ever.
http://www.godshew.org/Sacrifice.htm
http://www.godshew.org/GodShew4.htm
Why is do the will of God so important?
Doing it precedes receive the promise.
Hebrews 10:36
It's neither "time past" nor "last days" any longer.
It's now beyond 2000AD, which is "the last day".
For the prophetic "third day" is also the seventh day.
http://www.godshew.org/RevelatorySermons19.htm
http://www.godshew.org/ThirdDay.htm
The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.
2007-02-27 10:54:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Easter is ALWAYS end of March/begining of April.
2007-02-27 10:02:40 · answer #10 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋