Deb

>>>But is -- or was -- the Jewish Passover determined upon the vernal equinox?
Easter doesn't always line itself up with Passover, does it?

>>>Bob

Hmm... determining the date of Easter has a pretty complex history if
you consider ORthodox and western Christian churches. From
http://www.agoc.org/Education/EASTER.html comes this:




The determination of the date of Easter is governed by a computation

based on the vernal equinox and the phase of the moon. According to the

ruling of the First Ecumenical Synod in 325, Easter Sunday should fall

on the Sunday which follows the first full moon after the vernal

equinox. If the full moon happens to fall on a Sunday, Easter is

observed the following Sunday. The day taken to be the invariable date

of the vernal equinox is March 21.



Jews originally celebrated Passover on the first full moon following

the vernal equinox. Christians, therefore, celebrated Easter on the

first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox.

After the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. and the other tragic

events which gave rise to the dispersal of the Jews, Passover sometimes

preceded the vernal equinox. This was occasioned by the dependence of

the dispersed Jews upon local pagan calendars for the calculation of

Passover. As a consequence, most Christians eventually ceased to

regulate the observance of Easter by the Jewish Passover. Their

purpose, of course, was to preserve the original practice of

celebrating Easter following the vernal equinox.



As an alternative to calculating Easter by the Passover, "paschal

(Easter) cycles" were devised. The Orthodox Church eventually adopted a

19?year cycle, the Western Church an 84-year cycle. The use of two

different "paschal cycles" inevitably gave way to differences between

the Eastern and Western Churches regarding the observance of Easter.

Varying dates for the vernal equinox increased these differences.

Consequently, it is the combination of these variables which accounts

for the different date of Orthodox Easter, whenever it varies from the

rest of Christendom.

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In a message dated 8/7/2002 3:08:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, herbtea@...
writes:
> Hmm... determining the date of Easter has a pretty complex history if
> you consider ORthodox and western Christian churches.

Dear Lord,

Please just let me know if it comes late this year or early.

In His Name,

Bob


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and when mardi gras is.......
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----- Original Message -----
From: rsale515@...
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Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Easter & Passover


In a message dated 8/7/2002 3:08:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, herbtea@...
writes:
> Hmm... determining the date of Easter has a pretty complex history if
> you consider ORthodox and western Christian churches.

Dear Lord,

Please just let me know if it comes late this year or early.

In His Name,

Bob


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