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Why is Easter Sunday on a different Sunday?
Easter is the first Sunday following the first full moon following the vernal equinox
When is the Easter holiday?
Easter takes place on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
Is Easter week holy week?
No. The week before Easter Sunday (from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday) is called Holy Week. It is also the last week of the 40 day period of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday. Officially, Easter Week is the week that begins on Easter Sunday. There are also 40 days in the period of Easter, beginning on Easter Sunday, which is actually only the First Sunday of Easter.
Good Friday and Easter Sunday?
Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the first day of spring. Godd Friday is the Friday before that Easter Sunday.
WHAT IS THE date of Easter Sunday determinedby what?
Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox - every year.
Next time Easter Sunday will fall on April 5th?
Easter Sunday is always the first Sunday in April. so idk
On what date did Easter Sunday fall on in the 2008 calendar year?
Easter Sunday is calculated by determing the first Sunday after the full moon after the Spring Equinox. Therefore, Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday, following the full moon after March 21st. Easter Sunday in 2008 was March 23rd, as the full moon fell on the Equinox that year.
How do people determine the day that Easter is on?
Easter Day is the first Sunday after the full moon which happens on, or after the 21st day of March, and if the full moon happens on a Sunday, Easter is the Sunday after.
Why does Easter occur on a different date each year?
Easter Sunday occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the March Equinox
When was Easter in 2010?
Easter Sunday has a 28 day "swing" cycle. It is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox (March 21-22). Sorry I don't have a 2010 calendar but you can figure it out by looking up the first full moon to occur after the spring equinox next year. The following Sunday will be Easter Sunday.
When is Easter observed?
Easter is celebated on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring.In 2011 Easter is on April 24 and for 2012 April 8 (western hemisphere). P.S. Passover is always celebrated the week before Easter (mainly Thursday)
When is the Feast of Mercy?
On the first Sunday after Easter.
