WHEN DOES EASTER FALL?

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1687, 1 March 1913, Page 3

WHEN DOES EASTER FALL?

. Sir,—No doubt some of your readers, would bo pleased to learn a few facts !,in connection with tho date of Easter 'Day. Easter Day (Sunday) falls on the :first Sunday after the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox—ll arch 21, and tho earliest date on which.it can fall in any year is. March 22, although it is a long time ago siuce it fell on this date, viz., 1818. : The only occasions since tho year 1800 that Easter , Day lias fallen on March 23 were an 18-15 and 1856 (Leap Year), and the year. 1799 was tho last occasion on .which Easter Day fell on March 24 and' not until the year 1910 (Leap will this occur agiin. Until 1752, the "old style" of year computation prevailed, under which J years were reckoned to begin oh March 25. The latest possible date on Which Baiter Day foils' is April 25, and the-last timo this took place-was in 1880, nnd tho next time will bo in 19-13.

..Easter is l observed in the Komish, Greek, Anglican, Lutheran, and other branches of tho Christian Church. ' Tho English Same comes " from the Anglo-Saxon 'piastre," a goddess of light, or spring, whose festival was celebrated in April, Trusting that you will publish this information,- and thanking you in anticipatfon therefor,—l am, etc., 1 E. M. des LANDES. iWellingtoo, February 27, 1913.