Why are the Nats so early in the year?

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

Sent to me by email today.

What is Special about Easter 2008
 
Interesting facts on the 2008 Easter (see you on the next one!!!)
 
Easter 2008 is a once in a lifetime experience!

Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring
Equinox (which is March 20).

This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.

This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives!
Only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early - (95 years old or above).
None of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here are the facts:

1) The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now).
The last time it was this early was 1913. (So if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!).

2) The next time it will be a day earlier - on March 22 - will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). and the last time it was on March 22 was 1818.

So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!

[smithy]

fascinating stuff stinky
at least next time the nats come around i will have just a little more time to prepare