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Unusually early Easter in 2008
Date: 04-Mar-08
Author: Andrew Yee
An email has been in circulation claiming that the Easter of 2008 happens unusually early, on March 23.
While the email correctly identifies the date of the early arrival of Easter in 2008, the Urban Legends Reference Pages points out that there is an error in the email on the next Easter that would occur as early.
There is also a fairly common misconception on how the date of Easter is determined. To learn more about dating Easter, see the website Easter Dating; or read a comprehensive explanation from the Astronomical Society of South Australia.
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