holiday weekends etc-who decides

[jaberwocky]

so it's easter w/end.earliest it's been since around 1913 i believe.who is it that decides when it's going to be?same as the clock change-who decides that? my wife insists often that she's in charge so maybe it's her!!!

[tiggerblue10]

I asked my boss the same question the other day and she said it was to do with the moon phases!

[{Dakota}]

That's right, it's the first Sunday after the first full moon....or something like that LOL

[Cakeboy]

The first Sunday after the first full moon after March the 21st is how Easter is determined

[funnygirl]

Believe it or not, it is something to do with the full moon!!.

They say that easter is the first sunday after a full moon that happens from march 22nd to april 25th

Mad isn't it, sounds more like witchcraft than christianity!

[Buenchico]

To determine the date of Easter:

Start from March 21st. Look for the date of the next full moon. (If there's actually a full moon on the 21st, as there was this year, that counts). Easter Day is the next Sunday.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-brit ain/the-big-question-why-do-we-celebrate-easte r-and-where-did-the-bunny-come-from-443550.htm l

Different countries used to use different dates to put the clocks forward and back. That could cause problems with, say, ferry timetables. For example, France would be one hour ahead of the UK for most of the year but there could be a week or two where we were on the same time or where France was 2 hours ahead. Such problems led to international agreements that the clocks go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.

Chris

[jaberwocky]

thanks to all who answered.my darling wife has just told me the same thing.i wont tell her she was right as i'll never hear the end of it!!!

[Skreecheeboy]

It's actually the first weekend after the first full moon after the equinox, the date of which occasionally changes depending on where we are with leap years and stuff but it is generally on or around the 21st of March.

[puss_boots]

Easter Sunday is always the first Sunday after the first full moon afrer the vernal equinox.

[puss_boots]

Exactly tonyted there are no exact dates in the bible they are just made up. Even Christmas day is made up from folklore. If the bible is such an exaple of the true story of Jesus why are there no true dates of the most important happenings like his birth or death.

[311271]

puss how could you?

and being so close yourself!!