How the Easter Sunday (2020) Date Is Determined?

Easter falls on the principal Sunday after the Full Moon date, in view of numerical estimations, that falls on or after March 21. On the off chance that the Full Moon is on a Sunday, Easter is commended on the next Sunday.

Albeit Easter is formally identified with the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (March equinox) and the Full Moon, its date did not depend on the genuine galactic date of either occasion.

Walk 21 is the Church's date of the March equinox, paying little heed to the time zone, while the real date of the equinox shifts between March 19 and March 22, and the date relies upon the time zone.

The date of the Paschal Full Moon, used to decide the date of Easter, depends on numerical approximations following a 19-year cycle called the Metonic cycle.

The two dates may correspond with the dates of the galactic occasions, however in certain years, they don't.

Easter Background

The word "Easter" is derived from Eastre, the name of the ancient German Goddess of Spring. Her festival occurred at the vernal equinox. The French word for Easter, Pâcques, comes from the Greek word for Passover, which is the Jewish holiday celebrated at about the same time of the year.

Any of the cultural historians find, in the celebration of Easter, a convergence of the three traditions - Pagan, Hebrew and Christian. According to St. Bede, an English historian of the early 8th century, Easter owes its origin to the old Teutonic mythology. It was derived from the name Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, to whom the month of April was dedicated. The festival of Eostre was celebrated at the vernal equinox, when the day and night get an equal share of the day.



The English name "Easter" is much newer. When the early English Christians wanted others to accept Christianity, they decided to use the name Easter for this holiday so that it would match the name of the old spring celebration. This made it more comfortable for other people to accept Christianity. But it is pointed out by some that the Easter festival, as celebrated today, is related with the Hebrew tradition, the Jewish Passover. This is being celebrated during Nisan, the first month of the Hebrew lunar year. The Jewish Passover under Moses commemorates Israel's deliverance from about 300 years of bondage in Egypt.

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