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Dating Easter

April 28th, 2011 | 6 min read

By Kevin White

Last Sunday was Easter. This year was a special year, in that the Eastern and Western churches celebrated it on the same date. Easter is a variable-date feast for both families of churches, but the range of possible dates under each calendar partially overlaps. You might wonder how that difference between Rome and Constantinople came about. You may also wonder why its date is so varied, instead of being fixed like Christmas. The stories are related, and quite interesting.

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Kevin White