tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428850841046457972.post6426098238056690173..comments2024-03-23T02:29:26.258-07:00Comments on Popular Science: Computing the date of EasterManuel Alfonsecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774826547519124306noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428850841046457972.post-9157671772946053762016-04-22T07:21:05.733-07:002016-04-22T07:21:05.733-07:00Cool! I never knew that about the number 13. And...Cool! I never knew that about the number 13. And I always wondered exactly what the formula was for Easter.melmurphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16487074994753582948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428850841046457972.post-50728757793634970022016-03-31T07:36:35.005-07:002016-03-31T07:36:35.005-07:00I like the table better.... All those long numbers...I like the table better.... All those long numbers and the algorrilla (oops! algorithm!) make for massive headaches....Wolf Whispering Thunder Owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18097052014499143722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428850841046457972.post-13781354754582593302016-03-24T11:54:48.347-07:002016-03-24T11:54:48.347-07:00The Eastern Orthodox church applies the same calcu...The Eastern Orthodox church applies the same calculation and algorithm. What changes is that they still use the Julian Calendar, and therefore March 21st falls in a different day, which means that some years (not all) the date of Easter falls a lunar month later for them.Manuel Alfonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774826547519124306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428850841046457972.post-3620847596056493722016-03-24T07:03:56.174-07:002016-03-24T07:03:56.174-07:00this calculation only applies to the western churc...this calculation only applies to the western churches, not the Eastern Orthodox (Greek, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com