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Old 22-03-2008, 09:09 AM   #1
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A once in a lifetime experience!
> >
> >
> > 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.
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> > Here's the interesting info. 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's the facts:
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> > 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!).
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> > 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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Old 22-03-2008, 03:39 PM   #2
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I finished off my eggs on tuesday
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Old 22-03-2008, 04:48 PM   #3
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And yes i gave in and let the Grandkids feast on eggs this arvo,Thats what you have to do as a Grandfather who's left to babysit or they will drive you nuts,funny my Daughter is due home soon just in time for the chocolate to kick in,
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Old 22-03-2008, 04:51 PM   #4
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And yes i gave in and let the Grandkids feast on eggs this arvo,Thats what you have to do as a Grandfather who's left to babysit or they will drive you nuts,funny my Daughter is due home soon just in time for the chocolate to kick in,
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Old 22-03-2008, 09:43 PM   #5
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Will we see some early winter?
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Old 22-03-2008, 09:52 PM   #6
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Funny you say that. We only just had a 30+ degree all week in autumn and it rained most of summer here :
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Old 22-03-2008, 10:13 PM   #7
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well there you go.....
as a not so churchy type bloke,( no real interest for or against) i have most years wondered how they work out when easter will be and why its not on the same date each year like christmas ?
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Nicholas are you really into calendars if so any thoughts on the Mayan calendar that ends in 2012
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Nicholas are you really into calendars if so any thoughts on the Mayan calendar that ends in 2012
Uh-Oh, does this mean we shouldn't make any long term plans.
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Old 22-03-2008, 11:24 PM   #10
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Uh-Oh, does this mean we shouldn't make any long term plans.
better make the next 4 years good ones just in case
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Old 23-03-2008, 09:43 AM   #11
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Nicholas are you really into calendars if so any thoughts on the Mayan calendar that ends in 2012
no ,i just could not work out why Easter was earlier this year and asked my little Sister in New York as she is smarter than me,She then looked it up somewhere and emailed me the post which I decided to post on here.
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Old 22-03-2008, 10:22 PM   #12
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I thought it came around a bit quick.
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Old 22-03-2008, 10:40 PM   #13
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The thing that irritates me is that places like Woolies start cranking out the hot cross buns on Boxing Day.

I heard they were $5 for a pack of 8 today at the store I used to work in, and the area manager is wondering why they aren't selling...
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Old 22-03-2008, 10:48 PM   #14
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The thing that irritates me is that places like Woolies start cranking out the hot cross buns on Boxing Day.

I heard they were $5 for a pack of 8 today at the store I used to work in, and the area manager is wondering why they aren't selling...
Hot Cross buns should be available all year round, the longer they are here the happier I am.
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Old 22-03-2008, 10:43 PM   #15
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All I know is I get to eat CHOCOLATE early this year
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Old 22-03-2008, 11:41 PM   #16
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ive be argueing with wife that easter is always in april .... im wrong again
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Old 23-03-2008, 09:19 AM   #17
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Good post Nick.

Note that its the "Spring Eqinox" is for the northern hemisphere. Its our autumn eqinox.

I have this thing about the equinox. Next to my place, directly in line with my house, is this 500m stretch of cypres trees, east west. During winter the sun sets to the north of these trees and during summer to the south. It crosses over about the time of the equinox. I always feel down the day it heads north of the trees. I am off to England for three weeks on Friday so it will be well and truly north of the trees when I get back.

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Old 23-03-2008, 09:33 AM   #18
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You see, this is how it all happen's....
Us greeks wait till u guys have your easter then we have ours a week or two later when the eggs are on special. :o)
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You see, this is how it all happen's....
Us greeks wait till u guys have your easter then we have ours a week or two later when the eggs are on special. :o)
Are you sure your greek? That kind of savings sounds very Scottish to me
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You see, this is how it all happen's....
Us greeks wait till u guys have your easter then we have ours a week or two later when the eggs are on special. :o)
I'm not greek but i'll get some cheap eggs and have easter ver.2 later in the week
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So when will easter be next year??
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You see, this is how it all happen's....
Us greeks wait till u guys have your easter then we have ours a week or two later when the eggs are on special. :o)
Yeah but you guys have a thing for coloured chook eggs. :
I still remember the first orthodox easter that our neighbours gave us a basket of them.
I saw them on the table, and got really excited, until I dropped one and realised it wasn't chocolate.
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http://news.google.com.au/news?hl=en...num=4&ct=title

Have asked the same question myself. Bit of info on a few of the links above that I didn't know of and that may help answer your question.

Brief read. All about lunar cycles ........ I think.
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I gather the fact that Easter is early this year is why the school holidays didn't fall into that time.
It was a little confusing for not only parents but schools apparently :
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Thanks Nic.. A good bit off info.....

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Yeah, off to the supermarket tomorrow to stock up on eggs for Orthodox Easter

We get the bonus of post Christmas sales for our Christmas also.
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i haven't had easter eggs for years...

it's all too much effort.
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You are missing out then...Nothing like chocolate!!!
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meh i eat a chocolate bar every day!
Yeah, quality stuff here. My post wasnt offensive. just a query about why xmas is a certain day (Jesus born), and Easter goes on the moon or whatever (jesus died and resurects). Slightly more interesting than who eats what confectionary when.
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