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Easter
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mish.cz
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Easter
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Hello, dear friends and colleagues,�
I �d like to ask for your help once again. How would you state the date of Easter as briefly as possible? Except for "spring" please:-))) Thank a lot,� mish |
19 Sep 2010
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franknbea
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Hi Mish,
Forty days after Ash Wednesday? |
19 Sep 2010
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mish.cz
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Hmmmm,�
Frank thank you, still, don �t you know how it is calculated according to a full moon in spring? This would probably be more understandable because we are mostly atheistic country and recognize this feast more as a spring holiday than a religious one. I found �some information but they differ:-( Moreover, I am so much afraid that it differs in Britain and US. Of course i could make a research and I usually do before I ask, but if that happened that anybody would know, it would save me a lot of time |
19 Sep 2010
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mish.cz
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Would that be ok to write the first Sunday after the first spring full moon?
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19 Sep 2010
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Aurore
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you could say that but it wouldn �t make any sense to a native. I suppose that �s because Easter will always be a religious holiday
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19 Sep 2010
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ballycastle1
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Hi mish. Yes, it �s calculated as the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. |
19 Sep 2010
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franknbea
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Hi again Mish
Take a look at this site. I was fascinated...
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19 Sep 2010
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Neru006
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Well I suppose that you can say that it is a religious festival that takes place 40 days after Ash Wednesday (which is after Carnival). During Easter christians remember the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is not a Spring festival it is a religious one.
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19 Sep 2010
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mish.cz
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@ BallyCastle: Thank you nicely for helping me and for confirming my thought @ Frank: you are a fantastic and helpful member of this site, I can see it daily here. Thank you very much.�
@ Neru: Sorry to say that, but I disagree with you telling me that Easter is not a Spring festival but a religious one. I accept that it definitely is an important Christian feast but there were pagan celebrations predeceasing it. BTW: do you know where the word Easter came from?� |
19 Sep 2010
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hdefined
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Easter IS a religious holiday. It has not become secular in the way that Christmas has. |
20 Sep 2010
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