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Like the Easter date based on the Gregorian calendar, Orthodox Easter falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 in the Julian calendar years In the Gregorian calendar, this corresponds to April 3 to May In some years, Orthodox Easter falls on the same day as western Easter.
The next time the two Easter dates coincide will be in April There have been a number of suggested reforms for the Easter date. For example, in , the World Council of Churches proposed a reform of the Easter calculation to replace an equation-based method of calculating Easter with direct astronomical observation. This would have solved the Easter date difference between churches that observe the Gregorian calendar and those that observe the Julian calendar.
The reform was proposed to be implemented in , but it is not yet adopted. It is a day of grief, penance and fasting for Christians all over the world. The day is also known as Black Friday for the same reason.
Good Friday aka Holy Friday also marks the end of Lent which is a day fasting period for Christians. Good Friday is about the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. According to many reports, it was on this day that Christ was arrested and executed. Good Friday is considered holy because on this day, out of his love for everyone, Jesus Christ gave his life as a sacrifice while suffering for the sins of people. It was because of this gesture that humanity got a fresh start and all their sins were dismissed.
This sporting life. Stage and screen. Birds and the bees. There is nothing to stop the government from enacting for example that Easter is always the first weekend in April.
It would be necessary to agree this with other countries with whom we do business. But the churches would also wish to have a say. Unlike Christmas, the date of which is a convenient fiction the historical Jesus was probably born in September , Easter relates to an unknown date except in relation to the Jewish passover, which is itself a moveable feast. Although the different branches of the Christian church have different dates for easter, this is a survival from the various calendar reforms which they accepted or did not accept, not a fundamental difference in how the date is arrived at.
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