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    Easter Facts

    Easter is early this year.


    Easter is always the 1st Sunday after

    the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox

    (which is March 20). 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 information, Easter

    can actually be one day earlier

    (March 22) that is rare.



    Here's the interesting information.

    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!

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    Wow thats pretty cool, thanks for enlightening me TIF

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    So TLH and Larry are the only ones to have seen this happen before!

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    This is true only I was too young to remember it and TLH remembers it well.

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    it must be a quiet day at work TiF!!!

    easter facts....


    more easter eggs are sold at this time of year than any other...

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    I was wondering why it was so early there you go!!

    I want it back in April...

    Thanks for the info

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    A strange month February. All sorts of weird shite happening.

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    i dont really mind when it is.
    i just like the 5 day weekend.
    because uni isnt open for it. and i get paid for the three days

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    I like the cut of ya jib, jono

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    Quote Originally Posted by jono View Post
    i dont really mind when it is.
    i just like the 5 day weekend.
    because uni isnt open for it. and i get paid for the three days
    5 day weekend? You're having a laugh aren't you?!

    Jess, didn't you mention something about having uni on Monday AND having to work on Saturday?

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    notre dame mate
    catholic uni observes catholic holidays

    although there not giving us this monday off.
    i'm going to soundwave anyway. screw uni! i wanna see incubus

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    Easter is also the weekend that the 2008 Mustang Nationals will be on at Joondalup Resort on the Sunday. Will be on from about 9.00am-4.00pm entry is free to public.


    (promised dad i'd say it for the club)

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    Quote Originally Posted by JediKnight View Post
    5 day weekend? You're having a laugh aren't you?!

    Jess, didn't you mention something about having uni on Monday AND having to work on Saturday?

    I did?

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