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- proper noun Christianity
Easter Day , aChristian religious moveable holiday commemorating theresurrection ofJesus Christ from the dead.
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Clearly we should expect to find that according to the answer given to this question, the position of the earliest possible Easter Sunday in the lunar month would also change.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Easter moves because Easter Sunday is the first Sunday following the first full moon after the equinox. wrote:
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