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Has no one else noticed that 'pancake day' (Shrove Tuesday) isn't until 5th March this year?

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exwhyzed · 12/02/2019 20:56

It just feels wrong.

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Aragog · 14/02/2019 18:05

Easter dates from 1700 onwards: tlarsen2.tripod.com/thomaslarsen/easterdates.html

Not often this late.

TeacupDrama · 14/02/2019 18:15

because Jesus's death was linked to the passover which is based on Jewish calendar which was lunisolar therefore date of passover changes with the moon and so does Easter because the different way some interpret the full moon Easter can be different in the Eastern Orthodox church

the Jewish months are lunar so some years have 13 months instead of 12 then there are 2 months called Adar, in fact this year is one of them ( there are Adar I and Adar II, 7 times in 19 years)

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