Outside: Why Easter Sunday moves around - Harlan Enterprise

Outside: Why Easter Sunday moves around

As you know, Easter Sunday is not locked down on the calendar. I knew it had something to do with astronomy, so I did some research to figure out the how and the why. My findings were complicated, but here is my best shot at it. Easter is defined as a “moveable feast,” meaning it is not fixed to a set calendar date. The early Christians chose to link the date of Easter to the Hebrew calendar, which is partly based on the moon’s phases. The New T…

Outside: Why Easter Sunday moves around - Harlan Enterprise

As you know, Easter Sunday is not locked down on the calendar. I knew it had something to do with astronomy, so I did some research to figure out the how and the why. My findings were complicated, but here is my best shot at it. Easter is defined as a “moveable feast,” meaning it is not fixed to a set calendar date. The early Christians chose to link the date of Easter to the Hebrew calendar, which is partly based on the moon’s phases. The New T…