Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Hope everyone had a nice day today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I heard today that Orthodox easter and normal easter fall on the same day, which is bizarre, since I thought Orthodox easter was two weeks after normal easter. You learn something new ever day, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Monroe Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 What does that mean? Does it mean the Julian Calendar finally an entire year behind? Someone should research that and get back to me. I gotta get ready for a few more hours of church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I can't describe it, but today, I felt... reborn. Like I had risen from the grave of my past into a bright future. Or maybe it was just lasagna. Either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug K_I_L_E_R Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I had some nice cake today. I shared some cake with the GIFTS in my basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dantius I heard today that Orthodox easter and normal easter fall on the same day, which is bizarre, since I thought Orthodox easter was two weeks after normal easter. You learn something new ever day, I guess. My imaginary Greek friend suggests that Orthodox (meaning normal) Easter is the normal Easter while Roman Easter is the other one. All things being relative I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Sarachim Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Originally Posted By: Wikipedia Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. The First Council of Nicaea (325) established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the full moon (the Paschal Full Moon) following the vernal equinox.[3] Ecclesiastically, the equinox is reckoned to be on March 21 (regardless of the astronomically correct date), and the "Full Moon" is not necessarily the astronomically correct date. The date of Easter therefore varies between March 22 and April 25. Eastern Christianity bases its calculations on the Julian Calendar whose March 21 corresponds, during the twenty-first century, to April 3 in the Gregorian Calendar, in which calendar their celebration of Easter therefore varies between April 4 and May 8. So, if there were no full moon between March 22 and April 4, then the two Easters would fall on the same day, right? I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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