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(HotWomen) After the Vernal Equinox comes Easter

The Vernal Equinox (equinox meaning "equal night") officially marks the
beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and fall in the southern
hemisphere. The official time for Vernal Equinox 2010 is 1:32 p.m. EST on
March 20.

An equinox occurs twice a year -- in March and September -- when the sun
shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night are nearly
equal in all parts of the world. <snip>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/19/vernal-equinox-2010-first_n_506279.html
 
Prior to A.D. 325, Easter was variously celebrated on different days of the week, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. In that year, the Council of Nicaea was convened by emperor Constantine. It issued the Easter Rule which states that Easter shall be celebrated on the first Sunday that occurs after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox. However, a caveat must be introduced here. The "full moon" in the rule is the ecclesiastical full moon, which is defined as the fourteenth day of a tabular lunation, where day 1 corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon. It does not always occur on the same date as the astronomical full moon. The ecclesiastical "vernal equinox" is always on March 21. Therefore, Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25.  <snip>
 
click thumbnail for full size images of this collection for the Vernal Equinox
 
 
C  Hamilton
a moderator of several Yahoo groups including
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/artisticattitudes/
for information about these groups:
http://www.hamiltongirls.com/Yahoo-groups.htm
Many thanks to Joke who collected most of these fine images

 
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