Easter Date 2008
If you are asking yourself "when is Easter 2008?" then you have come to the right place. The Easter Sunday celebrations for 2008 will fall on:
Sunday 23 March 2008
However, please do note that this is the easter date for 2008 in the western calendar only.
Easter 2008 in the greek orthodox church will officially be on 27th April.
The articles on this site cover things to do at easter and gifts for the easter holidays, plus facts about the history of the festival.
We have added some coloring in pictures for children related to easter which we hope you will like.
Who decides the Easter Date?
To answer that question you must realise that Easter follows on from an older Jewish festival. The early church celebrated Easter on different days of the week, until 325 A.D. when the Easter Rule that "Easter shall be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox" was adopted by the Council of Nicaea.
This means that the actual date for Easter can be as early as the 22nd March or as late as 25th April.
Easter Greetings and peaceful wishes to you all.
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