Amazing Sports Pictures: Easter Sunday is on April 24th, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Easter Sunday is on April 24th, 2011

Easter Sunday is coming on April 24th this year.

According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday.

How to work out the date of Easter Day?

The date of Easter Sunday changes every year. It's really a long, long history to talk about the different determining rules.

I found an easy way for you who want to compute the date by yourselves as a fun.

Divide the year number by 19:
2009/19=105.73
Multiple the number before the decimal point by 19 (105 for 2009):
105x19=1995
Then subtract the result from Step 2 from the year number:
2009-1995=14
Add 1: 14+1=15
Look up the 'Golden Number' in the following table (15 for 2009!).
Easter is on the first Sunday after the date in the table.
In 2009 Easter is on April 12th, so it works!

Golden Number	Date	Golden Number	Date	Golden Number	Date
0	March 27	7	April 8	14	March 22
1	April 14	8	March 28	15	April 10
2	April 3	9	April 16	16	March 30
3	March 23	10	April 5	17	April 17
4	April 11	11	March 25	18	April 7
5	March 31	12	April 13	19	March 27
6	April 18	13	April 2	/	/

Easter customs vary across the Christian world, but decorating Easter Eggs is a common motif. In the Western world, customs such as egg hunting and Easter Bunny extend from the domain of church, and often have a secular character.

Here is an colorful powerpoint presentation about Easter. Please start to prepare your own Easter Sunday!

Get ready for Easter