Martin L said > How are 'ecclesiastical full moons' and 'tabular lunations' calculated? > Clearly they don't bear much relation to astronomical full moons, as the > first one of those on or after March 21 2008 is on April 6th, which would > put Easter Sunday on the 13th.
The full moon involved is not the astronomical Full Moon but an ecclesiastical moon (determined from tables) that keeps, more or less, in step with the astronomical Moon. The schools have given up and most are now moving to a fixed "Easter" Holiday with Easter itself being marked by just the two Bank Holidays. This has been piloted in Essex for a while now and think is now common across England and Wales. Trevor
