How to determine Easter Sunday and Ash Wednesday.
Mark a Sunday after the Paschal Moon and this will be “Easter Sunday”. The Paschal Full Moon in 2024 is on 25th March - which is the first full Moon after the Spring Equinox. Now count 40 days backwards excluding Sundays and STOP. This will be “Ash Wednesday” 1st Day of Lent.
Conversely, if the date of Ash Wednesday is already known, and Easter Date is yet to be determined, then count 40 days forward excluding Sundays and STOP. The following day will be Easter Sunday - a moveable feast in the Christian liturgical calendar which occurs on different dates in different years.
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