2007-04-08 21:49:54 · 7 answers · asked by Prit-T-Smart !!! 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Easter
Easter Sunday is celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon between Mar 21 and Apr 25.
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2007-04-08 22:00:02 · answer #1 · answered by fuck off 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The History of Easter
Easter is a time of rebirth and resurrection. It was first celebrated by the pagans around the vernal equinox, welcoming spring.
Find out why Easter isn't celebrated on the same day each year, which converging traditions that have come to form this Christian holiday and the history behind the Easter bunny.
http://www.history.com/minisites/easter
2007-04-09 09:03:26 · answer #2 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The First Council of Nicaea decided that:
* Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox;
* this particular ecclesiastical full moon is the 14th day of a tabular lunation (new moon); and
* the vernal equinox is fixed as March 21.
2007-04-08 21:58:44 · answer #3 · answered by rory0906 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rory's right, except the equinox isn't fixed on March 21st, it ranges from the 20th-22nd depending on the year (and/or the Earth's tilt)
2007-04-08 22:17:41 · answer #4 · answered by Ska Hippie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always though it was on the 2nd sunday of April.
2007-04-08 22:00:43 · answer #5 · answered by beareyouseae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the Moon.
2007-04-08 22:00:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://home.comcast.net/~siegmunds/easter.htm
2007-04-08 22:26:12 · answer #7 · answered by Linda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋