The World According to Me

Easter is celebrated on the Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox (March 21). I’m not super clear on the reasons why, but in 325 AD the Christianity Council in Nicea decreed that Easter could no longer coincide with Jewish Passover. What we have today is the solution to that scheduling problem.

Because of this decision, the earliest Easter can fall is March 22. This year is the earliest Easter since 1818. There won’t be another one this early until 2160. The earlier Easter falls the more people are still eating Valentine’s and Christmas goodies. So if you are a merchant counting on chocolate sales, you want Easter to fall later but for the rest of us, the early holiday is great for our pocketbooks and our waistlines!

Have a Happy Easter everyone