How can the date that Easter falls on change when it's ment to be the day that Jesus rose from the dead?
2007-03-25 07:36:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Easter
It is set to match passover, which varies according to the lunar cycle.
--That Cheeky Lad
2007-03-25 17:59:00 · answer #1 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calendars have changed over the years - Julian, Gregorian, etc. Different cultures record events in different ways.
Jesus was put to death after going to Jerusalem to celebrate the festival of the Passover. The Jewish calendar was calculated by observations of the new moon, with the Passover celebrated in the middle of the month when the moon was full.
Easter is calculated by being the Sunday after the "Paschal" full moon.
So, the date of Easter moves in accordance with the festivals and observances of the religion in which Jesus grew up.
It does make sense - really!
2007-03-25 07:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by LadyOok 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not real sure how Easter work's "Calendar wise" but about every couple of years it falls on my grandaughter's birthday, and this year is one of them!! How cool is that, and her mother my Oldest daughter was born on Halloween!! How ironic, for them both to have holiday birthdays!!! Carley my oldest grandaughter will be turning 11, boy make me feel "Old why dont cha' Carley?!!" HaHa Just kidding!!! My grandbabies all make me feel pretty young on the contrary!! And when people find out I'm a grandma, there like: "What, you've got to be kidding?!!" Their shocked that I even have a 27 year old daughter, let alone a grandmother of 4!!! And proud of it, too!!!!
2007-03-25 07:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by Hmg♥Brd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter Sunday is determined by the vernal equinox and the full moon. The first Sunday after the full moon after the vernal equinox is Easter Sunday.
2007-03-25 09:52:29 · answer #4 · answered by kazoogirl23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's calculated based on a lunar calendar and relates to the Jewish Passover.
You might enjoy reading a brief history of the Christian calendar and how the dates of certain festivals were fixed.
2007-03-25 07:45:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its easter sunday, its the closest sunday to the date
2007-03-25 07:44:25 · answer #6 · answered by *Princess Sharona* 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because the day of the week changes...
2007-03-25 11:42:02 · answer #7 · answered by robinmsa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because that is the way it works. But that is a good question i have never really thought about it!! :)
2007-03-25 09:28:23 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has something to do with how many full moons from when he was born.
2007-03-25 07:44:35 · answer #9 · answered by Dooby 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well God does move in mysterious ways.
2007-03-25 07:44:07 · answer #10 · answered by TIM H 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋