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The reason is not biblical it is to do with using the lunar calendar as opposed to the solar calendar.
Easter is a Christian holy period celebrating the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ . Easter Day is the holiest day and celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is always on a Sunday. The Christian church believed that the promises made to the Jews had now been done away with and been given to christians instead.
This meant they did not want any reminder of Judaism at all. This was difficult to do since Christ was crucified on the Jewish Passover and resurrected 4 days later, but they managed to do it by creating a complicated formula to give variable dates for Easter Day with no connection to Passover. The one thing they could not countenance was the memorial of Jesus' death occurring exactly on the Jewish Passover.
The reason the date for Easter varies is because the Jewish calendar is lunar (that is, based on the moon) while the western christian calendar is solar (that is , based on the sun) so the two calendar systems do not coincide .
The only time 'Easter' is mentioned in The Bible is in Acts 12:4, and that is in only the King James version version: all the others use 'Passover' or 'the festival'.
Act 12:4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
Christ was crucified on the Jewish Passover ("Pesach" ) which is always on the 14th day of the Jewish month of 'Nisan' , which happened to be a Wednesday of that particular year. (Christ was not crucified on a Friday as there were twosabbaths that week, not one as the anti-semitic church thought: one was a 'High' sabbath for the 'Feast Of Unleavened Bread ' period and the other was the usual weekly [Saturday] sabbath.)
As Christ was crucified at Passover which happened to be on a Wednesday and resurrected four days later on Sunday, the actual date for Easter Day should always be 4 days after the Jewish Passover.
What else can I help you with?
What holiday in the US are never on a Monday?
Easter and Thanksgiving are never on a Monday. Easter is always a Sunday, and Thanksgiving is always a Thursday. Also, Mother's day and Father's day are always celebrated on Sundays.
How many Easter Sundays since Jesus died?
Since Jesus died, there have been 2011 Easter Sundays.
Why is Easter not mentioned as a Holy Day of Obligation?
Roman Catholic AnswerEaster is not mentioned as a Holy Day of Obligation because Easter is always a Sunday, and all Sundays of the year are already of Obligation.
Why must the day of ashes fall on Wednesday?
because Ash Wednesday is always 40 days before Easter (not including Sundays)
Was there a specific date for Easter in Medieval times?
Easter has never been celebrated on a specific date. It is always celebrated on Sunday, and the dates of Sundays vary. Also, the question of which Sunday involves calculations that vary by sect, so some churches celebrate it on a different Sunday than others.
Why is Ash Wednesday on Sunday in 2009 and not Wednesday?
Ash Wednesday is the first day of lent - a period of 40 days before Easter (not including Sundays). Easter is always on a Sunday, and therefore Ash Wednesday is always on a Wednesday. In 2009 Ash Wednesday is on Wednesday 25th February.
What is the six Sundays and forty weekends before Easter called?
Lent
When did stores start to open on Sundays I've worked retail since the late 1980's, and have always worked on Sunday?
Late 1800s
Hours of operation of Home Depot on Sundays?
operation hours on Sundays is 7 to 6
Why is Easter not a fixed day on the calendar and Why is Easter celebrated on different day every year?
Easter Is always just the Sunday after Good Friday and it just became a tradition
Is target open Easter Sunday 2011?
Yes, but it closes early on Sundays on 2011.
Since Muslims do not celebrate Easter what do they do on that day?
Probably whatever they usually do on Sundays.
