Easter - one of the major festivals of the Christians. Every year, the date of the Resurrection changes. Why is there no date fixed for the Christian Easter? The fact that the date of Easter depends on the lunar cycle.
Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first spring full moon, which follows after March 21 - the vernal equinox. When celebrating Easter in 2019?
From the date of Easter depends on not only the holiday, but also the beginning of Carnival and Lent. In 2019 Easter falls on April 28.Traditionally, it is followed by an additional output for Ukrainians. When is Carnival, and will begin in 2019 lent?
This year, Orthodox Easter - late, so post will with the arrival of spring, however, as the Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras 2019 will begin March 4 and will last until March 10, ending Forgiveness Sunday 10th of March.
After Forgiveness Sunday begins the post, which lasts 7 weeks. So lent in 2019 will March 11th and will end on 27 April.
On Easter period falls and other important religious dates:
- April 7 - Annunciation;
- the week before Easter, in 2019 it April 21, - Entry into Jerusalem - the people this holiday is called Palm Sunday.
- After it begins "Holy Week" - from 22 to 27 April. In this week with a special thrill preparing for Easter. Every day Holy week special. For example, on Wednesday decided to confess, Thursday - cleanOn Saturday - oven Paschi.
When the Catholic Easter?
Sometimes the Catholic and Orthodox Easter coincide. But more often they are celebrated on different days. This is due to the use of different calendars era. In 2019 Catholic Easter will celebrate the week before Orthodox - April 21.
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