Tuesday, March 25, 2008



I thought I’d post some photos of the kids during their Easter activities. But first, here is some information for your Gee Whiz collection. Except for those of you over 95 years old, and those of you who have an exceptionally long life-span, you have just celebrated the earliest Easter of your entire life. For those of you that are wondering how they decide when Easter is this is it: the first Sunday following the first full moon following the vernal spring equinox. Now you know! This evidently means that Easter can fall anywhere from March 22nd to April 25th. The last time that Easter fell on the earliest possible day (March 22nd) was in 1818. The next time it falls on that day is 2285. So that day is out for most of us. The next day, March 23rd, last saw Easter in 1913. So unless you are over 95, you missed it. The next time Easter falls on March 23rd is 2160. I’m not planning on being alive for that one. So this year, 2008, was the only shot for virtually all of us to celebrate Easter on March 23rd. If your birthday falls during the dates of March 22nd to April 25th, and you are wondering if Easter will ever be on your birthday during your lifetime, there are websites out there with the dates for Easter from clear back in the 1st century to eons into the future so you can find out if you have a chance. I checked for my oldest daughter (who hasn’t had Easter on her birthday yet) and discovered that she will celebrate Easter on her 25th, 36th, 47th, and 58th birthdays. That’s pretty often considering that some dates don’t see Easter for 100’s of years at a time. Now that you’ve dozed off, here are some photos:














2 comments:

Jeanette said...

My brother Lynn had his b-day on Easter this year. I love all of the interesting facts you share. Your blog is very educational. keep it up.

Shellie said...

Your pictures turned out way better than mine.