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When is Easter 2022 and why does the date change every year?

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Yes we know it's only just been Christmas, but sometimes you just need to get those holidays in the diary. With Easter offering a four-day break, it's a good chance to get some time away from work and if you plan your days off carefully around bank holidays then you could benefit from even more time off.

But when is it this year? And why do the dates change each year? Here's all you need to know for Easter 2022. So the Easter weekend is as follows... Good Friday, April 15 Saturday, April 16 Easter Sunday, April 17 Easter Monday, April 18 While many festivals are on fixed days, Easter is a movable feast and is usually celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21 because it is based on the lunar calendar.

The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325.

They made decisions in an effort to attain a consensus on several Christian topics. Based on the paschal full moon, it was decided by the bishops that Easter Day would fall on the next full moon after the spring equinox.

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