So, we have been wondering why Easter is so early this year (especially when we look out to our yard and see all of this snow!) … here are our findings, just in case anyone else is curious.
“Easter this year is:Sunday March 23, 2008
As you may know, Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20).
* This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.
* Found out a couple of things you might be interested in! Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22), but that is pretty rare. This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above). None of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here are the facts:
* The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you’re 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around then).
* The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!”
Comments:
John said…
Thanks for the trivia. You are a walking almanac. Happy early Easter.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:24:36 PM
Dad Parker said…
Interesting information. I never heard how they decide when Easter is.
Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:40:13 AM
Patricia says: said…
Thanks for the information about Easter. I wondered why it was so early this year. Those Easter eggs are going to get cold this year.
Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:34:57 AM
Stacie said…
Thanks Jodi! I am wondering why I am going to have to put on boots,gloves, hats and mittens to goto the easter egg hunt! I am glad it only happens every 220 years! Do you think we will ever see our grass again?!!!
Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:13:03 PM