Posted by: Arctic Chicken | March 17, 2008

Easter

Easter is upon us once again. This time, it is early in the year. Normally, Easter tends to fall in April. Easter marks Jesus’s resurrection from death after being crucified by the Romans and Jews in AD 29. Jesus was 33 years old at the time. Easter is marked after the Spring Equinox and the first Full Moon after it on the first Sunday. Easter marks the end of 40 days of Lent. It just so happens, that Easter falls on March 23. Western Easter falls between March 22 to April 25. Generally it falls in April. However for Eastern Orthodox, Easter falls between early April to May. Sometimes, Western and Eastern Easter falls on the same day, like in 2007. That Easter was rather cold and rainy, which is unusual. Most like to think Easter as warm because it is in Spring. Not in that case last year. Looks like this Easter will be warm. Anyways, Happy Early Easter to everyone!

Wikipedia-Easter


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