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Today, I had a chat with a man about planting potatoes. He always plants them at Easter (which, as we all know, is a moveable feast) unlike St Patrick's Day - March 17th.
"Why do you plant at Easter when the date can vary by several weeks each year?" I asked.
To my surprise, he asked whether I'd heard of gardening by the moon - and that the date of Easter was determined by the position of the moon.
Having looked it up, he is absolutely right!
"On the Gregorian calendar (the one that we use), Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, which is the first full moon on or after March 21. Easter thus always falls between March 22 and April 25." https://www.catholic.com/qa/how-is-easte...-wednesday
This is my Something new I've learned today.
"Why do you plant at Easter when the date can vary by several weeks each year?" I asked.
To my surprise, he asked whether I'd heard of gardening by the moon - and that the date of Easter was determined by the position of the moon.
Having looked it up, he is absolutely right!
"On the Gregorian calendar (the one that we use), Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, which is the first full moon on or after March 21. Easter thus always falls between March 22 and April 25." https://www.catholic.com/qa/how-is-easte...-wednesday
This is my Something new I've learned today.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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