Because it is Easter
Easter 2013 was on Sunday, March 31.
In 2013, Easter Sunday falls on March 31st.
Orthodox Easter 2013 was on Sunday, May 5.
Easter Sunday in 2013 was in the month of March. It was on the 31st of March.
Easter Sunday falls on March 31, 2013.
Easter falls on march 31st in the year 2013. As the clocks go forward at 0200 on the 31st, it is also the first day of summertime in the northern hemisphere.In 2013, Easter Sunday will fall on March 31.
Pentecost is always 7 weeks after Easter Sunday; that is, 49 days after Easter Sunday, or 50 days (if you include Easter Sunday in the count). The Wikipedia article "Computus" (a) explains you the - fairly complicated - procedure to calculate Easter Sunday; and (b) lists the date for Easter Sunday, for several years before and after the current year.
Pentecost is always 7 weeks after Easter Sunday; that is, 49 days after Easter Sunday, or 50 days (if you include Easter Sunday in the count). The Wikipedia article "Computus" (a) explains you the - fairly complicated - procedure to calculate Easter Sunday; and (b) lists the date for Easter Sunday, for several years before and after the current year.
In 2013, Easter Sunday will fall on March 31st.
Easter Sunday will fall be in March again on March31st in the year 2013.
Whit Sunday (the start of Whit week) is exactly seven weeks after Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday 2013 is 31st March, so Whit Sunday will be May 19th.
Easter Sunday last fell in March in the year 2008 on the 23rd. Easter Sunday will again fall in March in 2013 on the 31st.