Easter Act 1928
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The Easter Act 1928 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
first passed in 1928 but not implemented.
The purpose of the Act is to provide a fixed date for Easter
rather than the current moveable feast
. The effect would be to establish Easter Sunday as the Sunday following the second Saturday in April, resulting in Easter Sunday being at earliest 9 April up to 15 April.
The Act is so phrased as to require the agreement of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords before the Government may issue a Commencement Order. It also requires the opinion of all relevant churches be taken into account although does not require their consent. Although the subject is raised occasionally in Parliament, this agreement has not been achieved.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
first passed in 1928 but not implemented.
The purpose of the Act is to provide a fixed date for Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
rather than the current moveable feast
Moveable feast
In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day – a feast day or a fast day – whose date is not fixed to a particular day of the calendar year but moves in response to the date of Easter, the date of which varies according to a complex formula...
. The effect would be to establish Easter Sunday as the Sunday following the second Saturday in April, resulting in Easter Sunday being at earliest 9 April up to 15 April.
The Act is so phrased as to require the agreement of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords before the Government may issue a Commencement Order. It also requires the opinion of all relevant churches be taken into account although does not require their consent. Although the subject is raised occasionally in Parliament, this agreement has not been achieved.