Easter Celebrations Worldwide
What is "Good Friday"? What Does Easter Celebrate? Good Friday has been described as the crux of time, itself. Good Friday is the day that Jesus was crucified. Easter is not about Easter bunnies and Chocolates... It is the day that Jesus rose from the dead - never to die again. A lot happened on Good Friday. It is also known as Holy Friday and several other names. Did you ever notice that Easter varies so much as to what time of year it is celebrated? Easter is actually determined by Good Friday - not the other way around as you might suppose. Easter is the first Sunday after the first Friday after the first full moon after the Spring (Vernal) equinox. Good Friday came within one day of being as early as is possible in the year 2008 because the full moon and the spring equinox fell on the 21st. This will not happen again until 2106. The earliest possible Easter is March 22. The next occurrence of the earliest possible Easter will be March 22, 2285. The last time