Easter Sunday!
Today, April 20, 2025 is Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday is one of the most mportant holidays for those of the Christian faith. Only Christmas Day, the day in which Christ was born, is a more important holiday that Easter. Easter is not a Federal or State holiday in the United States. While many observe Easter Sunday, it is a religious holiday, not a nationally mandated public holiday.
Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. It is in remembrance of Jesus Christ being crucified, marking a moment of sorrow and reflection that ultimately leads to the hope of resurrection and Jesus arose three days later, the day, now in which, is considered Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday is not a specific day on our calender. It is calculated using our lunar system, (Full moon) and the Spring Equionox.
From the internet:
In 325 the Council of Nicaea decreed that Easter should be observed on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox (March 21). Easter, therefore, can fall on any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Eastern Orthodox churches use a slightly different calculation based on the Julian calendar. As a result, the Orthodox Easter celebration usually occurs later than that of Roman Catholics and Protestants.
Instead of trying to figure this specific method out to determine the calendar day of Easter, I think that I will just look at the calendar.
I am contniuing to post pictures in the "Special" section of the 2024 Rockport High School Reunion. I have a few more pictueres, thus check out this web site in days to come.
Some time back, I added a new web page to the Rockport/Echols Web Site. It is simply called "Maps Of Rockport" and like the title, it is just a few maps of Rockport. Check it out at the following URL.
"Maps Of Rockport".
Hope you enjoy.
:)
Stay cool as Spring is officially here.
Wishing you the best for the year, 2025..
see you.....
jerry
