print email comment close Calendars Through the Ages: The Christian Calendar -- Easter URL: http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-christian-easter.html Description: Answers to questions about how the date of Easter is calculated. The site notes that "the calculation of Easter is complicated because it is linked to (an inaccurate version of) the Hebrew calendar." Topics include the "golden number" (representing the relationship of the moon phases to days of the year) and epact. Also includes material about Greek Orthodox Easter. Sponsored by the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement and public and private supporters. Publisher: webexhibits.org LII Database Information: Record 25558 created by Maria Brandt on 02/25/2008 Last modification on 07/26/2008 Published: 03/05/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25558