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To: scrabblehack

The Hebrew month is a lunar month, which means that a 12-month year is shorter than the solar year of 365 days. To compensate for that, every so often the Hebrew calendar will include a "leap month" which is an extra month before Passover.

This year included a "leap month" and therefore Easter coincided with Purim, which occurs a month before Passover.

I don't know how the Easter dates are calculated.


110 posted on 04/22/2005 8:38:30 AM PDT by Alouette (If I owned Hell and I owned Brooklyn, I'd live in Hell and rent out Brooklyn.)
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To: Alouette

I don't know how the Easter dates are calculated.

IINM, it's the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox.

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132 posted on 04/24/2005 12:47:53 AM PDT by eddiespaghetti ( with the meatball eyes)
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