Easter

[linders]

Why is Easter a different date every year?
How do they decide on what date and who decides it?

[Gromit]

It's because of the moon.

From Wikipedia
Easter is observed on the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the day of the vernal equinox, this does not reflect the actual ecclesiastical rules precisely. The reason for this is that the full moon involved (called the Paschal full moon) is not an astronomical full moon, but an ecclesiastical moon. Determined from tables, it coincides more or less with the astronomical full moon.
The ecclesiastical rules are:
Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after March 21 (the day of the ecclesiastical vernal equinox).
This particular ecclesiastical full moon is the 14th day of a tabular lunation (new moon).

[johnny37]

Very clear, not! So it wasn't when Jesus died then? Do all the Christian countries have a department which is in charge of making sure that everyone else knows?

[NORMANTHEDOG]

thats crap,why then do certain countries celebrate easter on a different date to ours

[johnny37]

Sorry Norman, It was meant as a joke. I believe all the western and new world countries celebrate it at the same time.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

cyprus dont

[Pippa68]

Jehovahs Witnesses don't celebrate Easter or Christmas, and with regards to Easter they recognise one date only when they gather to celebrate Christ's sacrifice.

Not sure what date it is, but it is in April!