Re: Happy Nowruz

On 2024-03-22, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:18:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
>

I guess the height of "wit" these days is being too ignorant to
understand why Orthodox and Catholic Easter (and Christmas) dates are
different and then making fun of your own ignorance. Hint, look up the
origin of the Gregorian Calendar. Repost when you have a clue.

>
I'm still wondering how they get a March 31 to May 5 split. Christmas
isn't that far off because of the Julian calendar. iirc Russian Christmas
is January 6. 

Christmas is on a set date, so it doesn't change depending on the full moon
after the spring equinox. I'm guessing that, since the Julian calendar
apparently lags behind the Gregorian calendar by about 13 days, the
difference is more pronounced when the full moon closely follows the spring
equinox. The Catholic Church celebrates Easter on the Sunday after the full
moon after the equinox (the 31st of March this year). Apparently the Jews
calculate Passover on their own calendar. The Orthodox celebrate Easter on
the Sunday after the full moon of their equinox but it also always follows
the Jewish Passover. This year the Passover ends on the 30th of April, so
the next Sunday for the Orthodox is May 5th.

Next year Passover is April 1st through 9th. The full moon after the equinox
is on the 13th of April. And, apparently that date is also the first full
after the equinox on the Julian Calendar. So both the Catholics and Orthodox
celebrate Easter on the 20th of April next year.

So there are three calendars involved. The Julian, Gregorian and Jewish
calendars.

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