Easter - Interesting

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20th). This day is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.

Based on the above, Easter can, actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is very rare.

This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see. Only the most elderly (95 or older) of our population have seen it this early and none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier.

The nest time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228, 220 years from now. The last time it was this early was 1913.

The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2286, 277 years from now. The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. No one alive now has every see it any earlier than this year.

[VillaHappy Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VillaHappy]

Interesting to read!

And in just 3 years, 2011, Easter will fall very late, on April 24th!

[In the Pink Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close In the Pink]

That is very interesting! Thanks.

[RESORT2ME Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RESORT2ME]

I will never remember. I shall never be smarter than a 5th grader!

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

I know it has never fallen on my birthday in my lifetime. I believe the closest it has gotten before this was 7 days as I clearly remember Mar 22 being a Palm Sunday in 1970. Nothing like a rousing holy day mass to make an 10 year old birthday girl happy. That was when you dressed up in your best for church too

This is one of the very few times in my life that I can be away somewhere warm drinking umbrella drinks while sticking to the school calendar. Will be the only time we are away for both mine and DH's birthdays

Usually the spouse gets a birthday vacation as he is late April. I am a little harder to shop for.

[Sydney Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close Sydney]

Fascinating!

[Denise Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Denise]

Thanks for the interesting facts!

We just got done with a whole week off for Presidents' Week, then we have three weeks of school, and another whole week off for Easter break. I am glad that it won't be this early again for awhile. I like my vacations spread out a bit.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

WoW ..... very interesting - as well as the 4/24 date!

I never remember it being soooooo late!

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

I know it has never fallen on my birthday in my lifetime. I believe the closest it has gotten before this was 7 days as I clearly remember Mar 22 being a Palm Sunday in 1970. Nothing like a rousing holy day mass to make an 10 year old birthday girl happy. That was when you dressed up in your best for church too

This is one of the very few times in my life that I can be away somewhere warm drinking umbrella drinks while sticking to the school calendar. Will be the only time we are away for both mine and DH's birthdays

Usually the spouse gets a birthday vacation as he is late April. I am a little harder to shop for.

So that would make you 29 years old, right?

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

So that would make you 29 years old, right?

Me and Jack Benny.