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Why is Christmas always on December 25 and the date for Easter is always different?
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Christmas is defined, like many feast days, as a calendar day.
Easter (and Ash Wednesday and Lent between them) is defined based on the lunar calendar, with Easter being the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox. The lunar cycle does not match the calendar cycle, because there is not an even number of lunar months within a calendar (solar) year. So Easter can fall anywhere between the dates of March 22 to April 25. On the Julian calendar (Eastern Orthodox), it is between April 4 and May 8.
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Do catholics work on Christmas and Easter?
No, Easter is always on a Sunday so it is always off.
Why is the date of Christmas fixed but Easter is not?
Christmas is always on December 25th. Easter, however, falls on the first Sunday after the full moon on April. As the dates of when a Sunday is per month change, and the moon cycle is always shifting slightly, the date for Easter is likelyto change by a few digits from year to year.
How many weeks between Christmas and Easter?
Christmas is fixed at the 25th of December. The date of Easter is determined by the phase of the moon (Easter is always celebrated on the Sunday immediately following the Paschal Full Moon). The date can vary between March 22 and April 25, essentially 12 to 16 weeks after Christmas.
Does Christmas always fall on December 25th?
Yes, Christmas is always on December 25th every year.
What day does Christmas fall?
Christmas is celebrated each year on December 25. Christmas is eve is always celebrated on the day before, December 24th.
Was Christmas always celebrated on Dec 25th?
Where Christmas is celebrated, it is celebrated on December 25. It is not celebrated everywhere. Throughout history it has been celebrated different places by different groups. There have been and are both Christians and non-Christians who celebrate, and who do not celebrate Christmas. Because Christmas is technically unbiblical, and can be celebrated in a completely secular manner.
Last time Christmas and new years were on different days?
Christmas (December 25) and New Years (January 1) always fall on different days.
When is Christmas this year?
Christmas is always on December 25th!
What is the date for Christmas eve?
"Eve" refers to the evening before an event. Since Christmas is always on 25 December, Christmas Eve is always on 24 December.
When was Christmas day in 2008?
Christmas was, as always, on 25th December. It was a Thursday.
Is Greek orthodox Christmas always celebrated on December 25?
The Greek orthadox Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
What day is Christmas on in 2014?
Christmas day is always on the 25th December, in 2014, the 25th December will be a Thursday.
