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The first Easter was when Jesus was crucified.
My husband and I had our first date on the Friday before Easter 1961. What is that date?
Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox - every year.
The date of Easter is determined by the first day of spring. Easter is held on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the first day of spring.
There is no specific date for Easter
Easter Sunday occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the March Equinox
Easter is not on a fixed day every year. Calculating the date of Easter in a given year is complicated. It is the first Sunday after the the Paschal Full Moon following the northern hemisphere's vernal equinox.
The specific date changes every year, but it can fall anywhere between 22 March and 25 April
Easter Sunday falls AFTER the first full moon AFTER the Vernal Equinox. While the date for the Vernal Equinox is the same every year, the phases of the moon do not fall on the same date. This is why Easter Sunday is a different date each year. The earliest possible date for Easter Sunday is March 22. The latest possible date is April 25. This year (2011) Easter Sunday falls on April 24.
The latest possible date of Easter is April 25.
Easter
It can be, but it isn't necessarily. Easter can fall in a five-week window, and is a different date every year. Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the first day of spring. That varies year by year.