14/03/2023
Why does Easter change every year (but Christmas doesn’t)?
Easter is a “movable feast,” so it doesn’t happen on the same date from year to year.
Easter Sunday always occurs on the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon. What is the Paschal Full Moon? This is specifically the first Sunday following the full Moon that occurs on or after the March or Spring equinox. While Christmas is fixed to a solar calendar (and near the winter solstice). Easter is based on the lunar cycles of the Jewish calendar. In the Christian religion, the Last Supper (which was the final meal Jesus shared with his apostles before his crucifixion) was a Passover feast.
This year, Easter Sunday will be observed on Sunday, April 9