why Easter is early this year

OLDFORDNUT · 22-03-2008, 10:09 AM

A once in a lifetime experience!
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> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Here's the interesting info. 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!). And none
> > of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier!
> > Here's the facts:
> >
> > 1) 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 for
> > that!).
> >
> > 2) 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!

3vXT · 22-03-2008, 04:39 PM

I finished off my eggs on tuesday

OLDFORDNUT · 22-03-2008, 05:48 PM

And yes i gave in and let the Grandkids feast on eggs this arvo,Thats what you have to do as a Grandfather who's left to babysit or they will drive you nuts,funny my Daughter is due home soon just in time for the chocolate to kick in,

**Professor Farnsworth** · 22-03-2008, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nicholas

And yes i gave in and let the Grandkids feast on eggs this arvo,Thats what you have to do as a Grandfather who's left to babysit or they will drive you nuts,funny my Daughter is due home soon just in time for the chocolate to kick in,

good luck to her!

**Professor Farnsworth** · 22-03-2008, 09:58 PM

Thread re-opened.

WARNING: This is not to be taken off topic as a 'bag out religion' thread. The original post is simply teaching people something they may or may not already know. I've cleaned out a lot of stupid posts, and i don't want to have to do it again.

Keep the thread on topic, and let's not lower ourselves into insulting those who may treat this holiday as holy.

xdclevo · 22-03-2008, 10:43 PM

Will we see some early winter?

MITCHAY · 22-03-2008, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by xdclevo

Will we see some early winter?

Funny you say that. We only just had a 30+ degree all week in autumn and it rained most of summer here

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dave351cid · 22-03-2008, 11:13 PM

well there you go.....
as a not so churchy type bloke,( no real interest for or against) i have most years wondered how they work out when easter will be and why its not on the same date each year like christmas ?

paule11 · 22-03-2008, 11:18 PM

Nicholas are you really into calendars if so any thoughts on the Mayan calendar that ends in 2012

Nikked · 22-03-2008, 11:22 PM

I thought it came around a bit quick.

Feathers · 22-03-2008, 11:40 PM

The thing that irritates me is that places like Woolies start cranking out the hot cross buns on Boxing Day.

I heard they were $5 for a pack of 8 today at the store I used to work in, and the area manager is wondering why they aren't selling...

Geez Louise · 22-03-2008, 11:43 PM

All I know is I get to eat CHOCOLATE early this year

RG · 22-03-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Feathers

The thing that irritates me is that places like Woolies start cranking out the hot cross buns on Boxing Day.

I heard they were $5 for a pack of 8 today at the store I used to work in, and the area manager is wondering why they aren't selling...

Hot Cross buns should be available all year round, the longer they are here the happier I am.

**GasoLane** · 22-03-2008, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by paule11

Nicholas are you really into calendars if so any thoughts on the Mayan calendar that ends in 2012

Uh-Oh, does this mean we shouldn't make any long term plans.

dave351cid · 23-03-2008, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by GasOLane

Uh-Oh, does this mean we shouldn't make any long term plans.

better make the next 4 years good ones just in case

vanman_75 · 23-03-2008, 12:41 AM

ive be argueing with wife that easter is always in april .... im wrong again

JG66ME · 23-03-2008, 10:19 AM

Good post Nick.

Note that its the "Spring Eqinox" is for the northern hemisphere. Its our autumn eqinox.

I have this thing about the equinox. Next to my place, directly in line with my house, is this 500m stretch of cypres trees, east west. During winter the sun sets to the north of these trees and during summer to the south. It crosses over about the time of the equinox. I always feel down the day it heads north of the trees. I am off to England for three weeks on Friday so it will be well and truly north of the trees when I get back.

Steve

XW_GS · 23-03-2008, 10:33 AM

You see, this is how it all happen's....
Us greeks wait till u guys have your easter then we have ours a week or two later when the eggs are on special. :o)

OLDFORDNUT · 23-03-2008, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by paule11

Nicholas are you really into calendars if so any thoughts on the Mayan calendar that ends in 2012

no ,i just could not work out why Easter was earlier this year and asked my little Sister in New York as she is smarter than me,She then looked it up somewhere and emailed me the post which I decided to post on here.

J.C. · 23-03-2008, 11:00 AM

http://news.google.com.au/news?hl=en...num=4&ct=title

Have asked the same question myself. Bit of info on a few of the links above that I didn't know of and that may help answer your question.

Brief read. All about lunar cycles ........ I think.

fiery · 23-03-2008, 12:17 PM

I gather the fact that Easter is early this year is why the school holidays didn't fall into that time.
It was a little confusing for not only parents but schools apparently

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jabba · 23-03-2008, 12:31 PM

Thanks Nic.. A good bit off info.....

Cheers

Walkinshaw · 23-03-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by XWGS351

You see, this is how it all happen's....
Us greeks wait till u guys have your easter then we have ours a week or two later when the eggs are on special. :o)

Are you sure your greek? That kind of savings sounds very Scottish to me

3vXT · 23-03-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by XWGS351

You see, this is how it all happen's....
Us greeks wait till u guys have your easter then we have ours a week or two later when the eggs are on special. :o)

I'm not greek but i'll get some cheap eggs and have easter ver.2 later in the week

**TUF_302** · 23-03-2008, 02:35 PM

So when will easter be next year??

Feathers · 23-03-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by XWGS351

You see, this is how it all happen's....
Us greeks wait till u guys have your easter then we have ours a week or two later when the eggs are on special. :o)

Yeah but you guys have a thing for coloured chook eggs.

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I still remember the first orthodox easter that our neighbours gave us a basket of them.
I saw them on the table, and got really excited, until I dropped one and realised it wasn't chocolate.

bob^ · 23-03-2008, 06:24 PM

Yeah, off to the supermarket tomorrow to stock up on eggs for Orthodox Easter

We get the bonus of post Christmas sales for our Christmas also.

**Professor Farnsworth** · 23-03-2008, 07:25 PM

i haven't had easter eggs for years...

it's all too much effort.

Geez Louise · 23-03-2008, 07:29 PM

You are missing out then...Nothing like chocolate!!!

**Professor Farnsworth** · 23-03-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Geez Louise

You are missing out then...Nothing like chocolate!!!

meh i eat a chocolate bar every day!