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To: nickcarraway

“...and the first full moon of spring.”


Which is why Easter is this Sunday—first Sunday after the first full-moon of spring. Which is also why reforming the Julian calendar was so important to the Church in the 16th century. They had to know when spring was to know when to celebrate Easter.


8 posted on 04/07/2020 4:49:13 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: hanamizu

...and thus Passover.


9 posted on 04/07/2020 4:56:00 PM PDT by madison10 (Wash your hands & say your prayers cause Jesus & germs are everywhere)
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To: hanamizu
Which is why Easter is this Sunday—first Sunday after the first full-moon of spring. Which is also why reforming the Julian calendar was so important to the Church in the 16th century. They had to know when spring was to know when to celebrate Easter.

If you ever at your desk looking for a subject to start a conversation about, go to www.timeanddate.com and adjust the calendars by year and place. Specifically, pull up the countries Italy and the United Kingdom, and compare the years 1582 and 1752. (Pull up 1918 Russia to boot.)

11 posted on 04/07/2020 4:58:18 PM PDT by Captain Walker
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