Easter is VERY early this year

[hammersley]

As you may have wondered, 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.



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!



Interesting!

 

[Boomer II]

I know, I'm headed to Moab for Easter Jeep Safari and it's gonna be a cold one.

 

[JOdell]

Thank you for that info. This has been a topic of our family all year. This Easter falls on my Birthday. A couple of years ago it was on March 27th, Which is my Mother's Birthday. -Jason

 

[Boomer II]

Almost the same here Jason, my birthday is Friday the 21st.