Early Easter

[onething]

FYI



Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.

Here's the interesting info. This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above!). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here are the facts:

1) The next 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 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!).

2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!

[icepenguin66]

Interesting, that's actually pretty cool IMO!

[cam76034]

Thanks onething! I thought it seemed reeally early this year, just didn't realize why.

[Majik]

I was just upset that Mardi Gras was so early this year.

[black roadster]

...only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above!).

So onething, tell us what it was like last time.

[bnordin]

Did anyone tell the Easter Bunny?

[onething]

So onething, tell us what it was like last time.

The biggest thing I remember was kids respected their elders

[sammm]

The biggest thing I remember was kids respected their elders

and if you didn't much pain would be inflicted upon thee.

[MadMonkey]

and if you didn't much pain would be inflicted upon thee.

I remember those days

[Billy Blaze]

The biggest thing I remember was kids respected their elders

LOL, Nice