Easter
Finally, the mystery that is Easter....
These dates correspond to Easter Sunday for the next few years.
| Year |
Month |
Date |
| 2002 |
March |
31 |
| 2003 |
April |
20 |
| 2004 |
April |
11 |
| 2005 |
March |
27 |
*Mardi
Gras is 46 days before Easter Sunday
*Ash
Wednesday is 45 days before Easter Sunday
*Palm
Sunday is exactly one week prior to Easter Sunday
*Maundy
Thursday is the Thursday before Easter Sunday
*Good
Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday
*Easter
Sunday itself is calculated by being the first Sunday,
after the first
full moon on or after the vernal equinox
(which occurs around March
20th)
*Ascension
Thursday is the Thursday 40 days after Easter Sunday
*Pentecost/Whitsunday
is 50 days or 7 Sundays after Easter Sunday.
Click here for a great site to calculate Easter Holidays for 1875-2124. |
