Tony Finch said:
> As well as the
> egregious example of the pre-Julian Roman calendar, I'm amused and
> disgusted by the anti-Jewish fiddles in the rules for determining Easter
> to minimise when it coincides with Passover.
Actually it was a pro-Jewish fiddle: by keeping the two dates apart it
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"Clive D.W. Feather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
: Tony Finch said:
: > As well as the
: > egregious example of the pre-Julian Roman calendar, I'm amused and
: > disgusted by the anti-Jewish fiddles in the rules for determining Easter
: > to minimise when
M. Warner Losh scripsit:
> I was told in school a long time ago this was the same reason that
> Christmas happened do late: It too was designed to not conflict with
> Hanukkah and also the pagan solstice celebrations. I have no source
> for this information, so take it with a lot more skepticism
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: M. Warner Losh scripsit:
:
: > I was told in school a long time ago this was the same reason that
: > Christmas happened do late: It too was designed to not conflict with
: > Hanukkah and also the pagan solstice c
M. Warner Losh scripsit:
> How often does this happen? About 1 in 29 years?
I assume you mean 1 in 19 years. But the Jewish calendar doesn't actually
repeat every 19 years precisely: certain adjustments are made to prevent
certain dates from being consecutive or coincident. For example, we
don
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"Clive D.W. Feather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
: Tony Finch said:
: > As well
