Easter really snuck up on me this year. I’m used to having more
time for boiling and dyeing eggs, shopping for Sunday clothes, and – this is
really important – watching Ben Hur and The Ten Commandments. Easter is a “moveable
feast,” which means it occurs on a different date each year. Easter falls on
the first Sunday after the full moon after spring equinox. The equinox was
March 19 and the full moon was March 25, so tomorrow is Easter. The earliest
Easter can fall is March 22 (It happened last in 1818 and will happen again in
2285) and the latest it can occur is April 18 (The last time was 1995). We won’t
have dyed eggs tomorrow, but I’ve got a ham for Sunday dinner. I won’t wear a
new frock, but I do have a musical number ready for tomorrow’s worship service.
And there’s still plenty of time for the Charlton Heston movies – in April.
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