Why is Easter so early this year??

[maddy]

Here’s the answer to all our questions as to why Easter is so early!

EASTER 2008

Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the
Spring Equinox (which is March 20 this year). This dating of Easter
is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify
Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.
Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March
22) but that is pretty rare.

Here's the interesting info. This year is the earliest Easter any of
us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of
our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above!).
And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here
are the facts:

1) The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the
year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was
1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were
around for that!).

2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the
year
2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818.
So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this
year!

[queenbee]

Thanks Maddy for the info, it feels really strange and now I know why.

[summerose]

Interesting info. Thanks Maddy!

[2cedarschick]

Wow Maddy, you be smart like Bee! ;D

[summerose]

I wish it could have been later so the weather would be warmer.