Easter and Ivan?

I was kinda torn as to have this as my "Easter Post" since it's completely missing the entire point of Easter. But since it's pretty obvious of where I stand concerning the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, I didn't think I needed to post about that.

I have always wondered how we get the Easter Sunday date. Thanksgiving and Christmas are easy, they always stay the same. But how do we fall upon the different dates of the Resurrection?

Answer: Easter is the first Sunday after the first fourteenth day of the moon (the Paschal Full Moon) that is on or after March 21 (the ecclesiastical spring, or vernal, equinox).

If you were to take those numbers further, here are some useless but interesting facts:

• • The last time Easter landed this early on our calendar was 1913.
• • The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) is the year 2228 (220 years from now).
• • The last time Easter was earlier was in the year 1818.
  
• • The next time it will be earlier is in 277 years (2285).

So what does that all mean?

1. Well, for starters, we can always brag to our future kids and grandkids that we saw Easter happen on an earlier calendar date than they ever will. (HUGE bragging rights.) ;)
   
2. And by the time 2228 comes around, assuming Christ hasn't returned by then, we will be up to sequel number 57 in the Rocky series. It's the same old story line. You know, the one where Apollo Creed's fifth generation clone teams up with Adrian's super-robot to defeat the transforming tank/dragon made from Ivan Drago's DNA. (Oh and the never-say-die Sylvester Stallone will still be alive and will assume the roll of Apollo's and Adrian's coach.) :)

"I must break you." —Ivan Drago

—b