Christmas is always on December 25th, while Easter can fall between March 22 and April 25 due to its connection to the first full moon of spring. A fixed date for Easter has not been agreed upon. Fun facts include the creation of Peeps taking 27 hours and candy sales peaking during Easter and Halloween. The first White House Easter Egg Roll happened in 1878.
Every year, we can expect Christmas to be celebrated on exactly the same date, regardless of the circumstances: December 25th. At the opposite end of the holiday spectrum is Easter, which can cause some confusion because it can happen on any date between March 22 and April 25. It’s more than a month of Sundays, which makes Easter a hard day to pin down. The reason for the apparent randomness is that Easter is based on the biblical resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is said to have occurred after Passover, a Jewish holiday determined by lunar cycles. To be precise, Easter is based on the occurrence of the first full moon of spring, after March 20th. Easter Sunday is then set for the following Sunday. Since the full moon doesn’t always happen on the same day, Easter becomes variable. In 1963, the Roman Catholic Church said it would accept a fixed date for Easter if other Christian churches accepted it, but as of 2019, nothing has been set in stone.
The Lighter Side of Easter:
It took 27 hours to make a single Peep when the candy was born in 1953.
Candy sales in the United States peak during two holidays: Easter and Halloween.
The first White House Easter Egg Roll took place in 1878 under President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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