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April 4, 2010: Easter (Western Churches)
Easter is calculated as the first Sunday after the paschal full moon that occurs on or after the vernal equinox.
If the full moon falls on a Sunday, then Easter is the following Sunday. The Western church does not use the actual, or astronomically correct date for the vernal equinox, but a fixed date (March 21).
And by full moon it does not mean the astronomical full moon but the "ecclesiastical moon," which is based on tables created by the church. These constructs allow the date of Easter to be calculated in advance rather than determined by actual astronomical observances, which are naturally less predictable.
(See also A Tale of Two Easters. The Council of Nicaea in 325 established that Easter would be celebrated on Sundays; before that Easter was celebrated on different days in different places in the same year. )

April 4, 2010: Easter (Orthodox Church)
The Orthodox church uses the same formula to calculate Easter, but bases the date on a slightly different calendar—the Julian calendar instead of the more contemporary Gregorian one, the calendar that is most widely used today. Consequently, both churches only occasionally celebrate Easter on the same day.
Unlike the Western Church, the Eastern Church sets the date of Easter according to the actual, astronomical full moon and the actual equinox as observed along the meridian of Jerusalem, site of the Crucifixion and Resurrection.
Pastele Ortodox (spre deosebire de cel catolic) tzine cu incapatzinare sa fie corelat cu Pesach`ul evreiesc, cu toate ca celebrarea evreiasca nu are nimic a face cu Jesus Christ.
Evenimentul comemorat de Passover, o importanta celebrare legata de identitatea evreiasca, a avut loc cu cca 1500 de ani inainte de existenta lui Jesus, si anume Exodul sclavilor din Egipt.

March 30 (sundown 3/29) to April 5, 2010 (at sundown): Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew,
the holiday commemorating the Hebrews' exodus from slavery in Egypt, lasts seven days in Israel and among Reform Jews, and eight days elsewhere around the world. It begins on the 15th day of Nisan, which is the seventh month in the Jewish calendar. It ends on the 21st of Nisan in Israel (and for Reform Jews) and on the 22nd of Nisan elsewhere. Since Hebrew days begin and end at sundown, Passover begins at sundown on the preceding day.

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