HOW IS EASTER SUNDAY DETERMINED EACH YEAR?
The Christian festival of Easter comes in early spring. The name could have come from Eostre, a Teutonic goddess of spring, or the Teutonic festival of spring, Eostur. The Gospels of the Bible tell of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after His Crucifixion. Christians around the world celebrate Easter as a happy time to remember the Resurrection. The Christian feast of Easter isn’t fixed at one spot on the calendar. It is movable. The holiday always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21 Easter Sunday cannot fall before March 22 nor can it fall after April 25. The method for determining the date on which Easter will fall was the work of the Nicene Council in 325 A.D. Easter has many symbols. The cross has special meaning as a symbol of Christ’s victory over death. In many parts of the world, hot cross buns are served during the Easter season, with icing crosses on each cake representing the Crucifixion of Jesus. The symbol of the lamb c
