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Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 03:07 PM, (11692 Reads)
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BBC News: So it's Pancake Day already? Shrove Tuesday heralds the start of an unusually early Lent and Easter. Why does the most important season in the Christian church hop around the calendar more than an Easter bunny?
The date of Easter is one of those subjects which, though passing unquestioned 99% of the time, is loaded with significance, argument and history.
The entire Roman province of Asia was excommunicated for several centuries for heresy over the date and Christians in England were split over it for decades. But the rules for calculating the date of Easter Sunday are complex and remain controversial.
In the early church, Easter was celebrated on different days in different countries. The date was bitterly disputed until the council of Nicaea in AD 325 decreed the festival would be observed on the same date.
While the council may have desired consistency, simplicity took a back seat.
The day chosen was the Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox. The full moon being a..........
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