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ARCHBISHOP JUSTIN WELBY HOPES FOR FIXED EASTER DATE

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby made the announcement after a meeting of leaders of the Anglican church. He is currently working with high-ranking members of other Christian churches to agree on a fixed date for Easter.

In the UK, an act of Parliament passed in 1928 allowed for Easter Sunday to be fixed on the first Sunday after the second Saturday in April. However, this has never been activated and Easter has remained variable, determined by the moon's cycle.

The issue is back on the agenda as Easter is the most important Christian festival. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ following his death by crucifixion on Good Friday. The archbishop said he was in talks with Pope Francis, Coptic leader Pope Tawadros, and the leader of the Orthodox church Patriarch Bartholomew. Mr Welby said he hoped the change would happen "in between five and ten years’ time."

"I would love to see it before I retired," he said, although he warned that the first time they tried to make such a change was in the 10th century. An Anglican source told the BBC there had been 15 attempts to agree a common date since then.

Easter is on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox, which usually falls on the 21 st of March, when day and night are equally long. This means that Easter can be celebrated on a Sunday between 22 nd March and 25 th April. However, the Orthodox church follows the Julian calendar, and so it has later Easter celebrations compared with those of Western Christianity.

It is yet to be seen whether this latest attempt to fix the date will be successful.

(bbc.co.uk)

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A	The Archbishop of Canterbury wishes to fix the date of Easter.
	Mr Welby will soon contact other church leaders about his plan.
	In Britain there was a short period in the 20 th century when Easter was fixed.
	Most members of the British parliament are against this plan.
	Pope Francis and the leader of the Orthodox church both agree with Mr Welby’s proposal.
	The Archbishop hopes that in about a decade Easter will already be fixed.
	In the past people have already tried to fix the date of Easter more than fifteen times.
	If there is an agreement about fixing Easter, the Orthodox church will abandon the Julian calendar.