Snow Predicted for Easter Sunday

Kidding! More than a few people have noticed that Easter is early this year, March 23rd to be exact. Normally, the most important of Christian celebrations takes place in April - so why the early date? Apparently, the Easter holiday is based upon the solar calendar and aligned with Passover, which makes perfect sense considering the origins of Christianity, and its inseperable ties to Judiasim. The calendar is based upon the phases of the moon, therefore, the occurance of a March Easter and Passover are somewhat rare. Excellent article from the Contra Costa Times