Why is Easter on a different day each year?
Because of Christianity being rooted in the Jewish religion (Christ was a Jew, his mother was a Jew, his first followers were Jews – NOT pagans). The Jews used (and still do for religious purposes) a calendar based on the moon – each of the 12 months in their calendar started with a new moon. Because the moon does not go around the earth in a whole number of times per year, their months would gradually move earlier the year by about 5 or 6 days. To keep the months roughly in line with the seasons, they would periodically (every 5 years or so) add an extra month to shift the months later again. The main Jewish feast is Passover celebrated from the evening of the 14th month of Nissan – which is their spring month (roughly April). The Bible says that Christ died and rose again around Passover time so early Christians used to celebrated the Resurrection (Easter in English) either during the Passover or on the next Sunday. After the Romans destroyed the temple in Jerusalem, the Jews had no
