Why Does The Date Of Easter Sunday Always Change?
4 April 2018, 15:37 | Updated: 4 April 2018, 19:19
Mystery Hour Question
Name: Mark, Durham.
Question: Why does Easter Sunday's date always change?
Answer: Steve, East Greenstead.
Qualification: runs an amateur astronomy group.
It was decided by the First Council of Nicea in 325 AD, which was a congregation of bishops hosted by the Roman Emperor Constantine I. They decided Easter Sunday would be the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox.
