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  1. Easter does jump around the calendar a fair bit though. Back in my late teens, may have been early twenties, I recall travelling 'up the coast' to Whitehaven, shitlhole much like Barrow from where I was travelling', to watch Barrow take on Whitehaven at Rugby League at Easter. It was shirt sleeves and so hot the windows in the Cortina had to be wound down to get some cooling air in. Never been that warm on Easter since then though (1979, 80 or 81).

    I blame Al Gore and his warble gloaming nonsense. It's either that or the proliferation of propellers on sticks.
     

    • It always baffled me why they chose such a convoluted way of setting the date for Easter.  It sounds far more Pagan than Christian with its references to equinoxes and full moons.  Why couldn't they throw a dart at the calendar like they did with Christmas?

      • My wife (who is from a Buddhist country) was quizzing me about the fact that not only does the date for Easter keep moving, but also that Catholic Easter and Greek Orthodox Easter invariably fall on different dates. (Actually, this year they were the same, but normally they're not.)

        I had to admit to her that being a thoroughly non-religious person, I didn't have a fucking clue. Makes absolutely no sense to me at all.

        Funny old business, this religion stuff. Never did get the hang of it.

        • Ahhhh….I asked that too.

          Apparently Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon following the March equinox….with me so far?  The trouble is most countries use the Gregorian calendar BUT Greece uses the old Julian calendar to calculate it.    I know, clear as mud!

          • Blimey! No wonder I couldn't explain it! Full marks for a concise elucidation there, meltemian. Thank you.

  2. Yesterday I read a post before yours which argues that indeed Easter is never mentioned in the good book and is in truth a Pagan festival.
    Imagine that. Billions of people being lied to by people in fancy dress and being scared enough not to look beyond the intepretations of the good book provided by the fancy dress people.
    I hear tell there are 66 chapters of the bible locked away in t'Vatican so perhaps the Easter bunny is actually in Rome most of the time which is why no bugger ever sees it dropping off easter choccies.

    http://humansarefree.com/2014/04/the-truth-about-easter-and-secret.html

    Easter is an annual celebration observed throughout the Christian world. However, there are absolutely no verses in the Bible that authorize or endorse the keeping of this tradition. Further – the Bible does not mention anything about Easter eggs, Easter baskets, Easter bunnies, or even Lent.

  3. Totally off topic but I have just come back from Dublin, an expensive city but what amazed me was that they were even more brain washed about smoking than we are! I took 100 cigarettes and came back with 80 it was just too hard to find any place to smoke and a bit cold. I was asked how could I possibly smoke given all the risks, my answer that I liked it was met with disbelief.

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