Michael wrote:
> Other than miscalculating the date of Easter, it works correctly with > both the standard Julian Calender, and standard Gregorian Calender. > [I'd file an issue here, but it gets into theology, and the feast of > the Apostles.
That should be "Fast of the Apostles", not "Feast of the Apostles".
What feast of the apostles?
I made a typo there. "Fast of the Apostles", which starts on WhitMonday and ends on the Feast day of St Peter and St Paul. There is a thirteen day difference between when they start, and when they end, depending upon whether one uses the Gregorian, or Julian Calender. [There is also a political/theological issue about whether or not Meletius IV had the authority to change the calendar.]
Easter is pagan based.
The evidence supporting this claim is somewhat dubious.[One datapoint to use in illustraing the dubious nature of this claim, is to ask which of the competing theories of pagan origins are being claimed here.]
It is the first Sunday following the full moon, following the autumn equinox.
Yes, and no. [I said this gets into theology.] For Orthodox Christianity, the simple rule set is: * Easter is the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after the Vernal Equinox as seen from Jerusalem; * If that date is the same date as the Jewish Passover, it is moved to the following Sunday; For the Julian Calender, this is the only legitimate rule set. For Protestant Christianity, the rule set is: * Easter is the first Sunday after the Full Moon after the Ecclesiastical equinox. For Catholic Christianity, the simple rule set is: * Easter occurs on a sunday; * This Sunday must fall after the fourteenth day of the Paschal Moon; * The Paschal Moon falls on, or after the Vernal Equinox; * The Vernal Equinox falls on the 21 March; For Celtic Christiantiy, Easter is defined as 14 Nissan; Both Dutch, and British Law define Easter as being:the first Sunday after the second Saturday of April. [In both instances, the law goes into effect with the consent of the state church.] Vatican II defined Easter as being the Second Sunday of April; [This was to go into effect with the consent of Orthodox Christianity.] I'll skip the rest of the rule sets, since they are either obscure (EG: Epihany), or extremely complicated (EG: The 84 year cycle rule set.) I'll also skip how 14 Nissan is calcualted. [Three different rule sets can be used.]
If OO.o can calculate full moons, please tell me how.
a) There is a function in Calc that calculates the date of Easter according to the rule set of the Anglican Church. b) It is possible to create a formula to determine when the full moon occurs, using Calc. I've seen two OOo spreadsheets that calculate a fairly complete astrological chart. xam jonathon -- Ethical conduct is a vice. Corrupt conduct is a virtue. Motto of Nacarima --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
