Why Determining Easter’s Date is So Confusing

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In the video today, we’re looking at how the date of Easter is set and why it’s so confusing to figure out.

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Sources:

http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/how-is-easter-sunday-determined-palm-sunday-ash-wednesday
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-big-question-how-is-the-date-of-easter-determined-and-why-is-it-so-early-this-year-798980.html
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/easter.php
http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-28458,00.html
https://www.census.gov/srd/www/genhol/easter500.html#easter1600
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article4101490.ece
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http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/09/the-evolution-of-the-modern-day-calendar/
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