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	New moon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Currently, the new moon is defined by astronomers to occur at the moment of conjunction in (Click link for more info and facts about ecliptic longitude) ecliptic longitude with the Sun, when the Moon is invisible and a solar (One celestial body obscures another) eclipse may occur.
		The new moon is the beginning of the (A time unit of 30 days) month in the (The lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years) Muslim calendar.
		The new moon is the beginning of the (A time unit of 30 days) month in the (Click link for more info and facts about Chinese calendar) Chinese calendar.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/new_moon.htm (1005 words)

	Ecclesiastical new moon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An ecclesiastical new moon is the first day of a schematic lunar month in a computus.
		Medieval authors equated the ecclesiastical new moon with a new crescent moon, but it is not a phase of the true moon.
		If its computus is accurate, it can be any day from the day of the astronomical new moon or dark moon to two days later.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ecclesiastical_new_moon (190 words)

	Ecclesiastical new moon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		An ecclesiastical new moon is a hypothetical date used in the calculation of Easter based on the Metonic cycle.
		The ecclesiastical vernal equinox is defined as 21 March.
		Neither the ecclesiastical new moon nor the ecclesiastical full moon necessarily correlate with an observable phenomenon.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/e/ec/ecclesiastical_new_moon.html (183 words)

	New moon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article is about the lunar phase; for the magazine, see New Moon (magazine).
		J.Chapront, M.Chapront-Touzé, G.Francou: "A new determination of lunar orbital parameters, precession content, and tidal acceleration from LLR measurements".
		A new determination of lunar orbital parameters, precession constant and tidal acceleration from LLR measurements
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_moon (790 words)

	Calendars and their History
		The ecclesiastical calendars of Christian churches are based on cycles of movable and immovable feasts.
		New astronomical constants and models for the motion of the Moon and Sun were adapted to traditional calendric practices.
		The introduction of a new era was an attempt to reestablish a broken connection between Heaven and Earth, as personified by the emperor.
	astro.nmsu.edu /~lhuber/leaphist.html (8496 words)

	THE HOUSE OF YAHSHUA
		March 2004: The new moon sliver was sighted in Nacogdoches, Texas, on March 21 at 6:56 by one adult and one child, and was sighted in Houston, Texas, by two adults and one child at 6:57 p.m.
		December 2004: The new moon crescent was sighted in Houston, Texas, on Dec. 13 at approximately 5:25 p.m.
		Within our congregation we are of one mind that the new moon is reckoned by the first light: we are children of light, not of darkness and we seek the light of the new moon, not its invisibility or darkness.
	www.houseofyahshua.com /Calendar.html (5156 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christian Calendar
		Besides the calendars for ecclesiastical use which were written in the service-books, a practice grew up towards the close of the Middle Ages of compiling calendars for the use of the laity.
		Hence the new Roman Breviary and Missal, which in accordance with a decree of the Council of Trent eventually saw the light in 1568 and 1570 respectively, contained a new calendar.
		Like other portions of the new liturgical code, the observance of the new calendar was made obligatory upon all churches which could not prove a prescription of two hundred years in the enjoyment of their own distinctive customs.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03158a.htm (9032 words)

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		At the behest of the Council of Trent, Pope Pius V introduced a new Breviary in 1568 and Missal in 1570, both of which included adjustments to the lunar tables and the leap-year system.
		And a new table of New Moons and Full Moons was introduced for determining the date of Easter.
		The ecclesiastical Full Moon is defined as the fourteenth day of a tabular lunation, where day 1 corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon.
	student.kfupm.edu.sa /S963510/The%20Gregorian%20Calendar.htm (1184 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Epact
		As in the Julian calendar the months had lost all their original reference to the moon, the early Christians were compelled to use the Metonic Lunar Cycle of the Greeks to find the fourteenth day of the paschal moon.
		She wishes merely to ensure that the fourteenth day of the calendar moon shall fall on or shortly after the real fourteenth day but never before it, since it would be chronologically absurd to keep Easter on or before the Passover.
		The full moon will therefore happen a little after midnight in the eastern districts, so that Easter, if regulated strictly by the paschal full moon, must be kept on one Sunday in the western and on the following Sunday in the eastern districts of the same city.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05480b.htm (2773 words)

	Ecclesiastical new moon Definition / Ecclesiastical new moon Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ecclesiastical new moon Definition / Ecclesiastical new moon Research
		ecclesiastical new moon is the first day of a schematic lunar month in a computus.
		ecclesiastical new moon is a hypothetical date used in the calculation of Easter based on the Metonic cycle.
	www.elresearch.com /Ecclesiastical_new_moon (209 words)

	The Calendar and the Moon: Postponements or Festivals? (No. 195) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The new moons indicated by the epacts [extra days needed to determine Easter Sunday] also differ from the astronomical new moons, and even from the mean new moons, in general by one or two days....
		The conjunction of the moon with the sun is the point in time at which the moon is directly between the earth and the sun (but not in the same plane) and it is thus invisible.
		The New Moon was the most important aspect of determining the months and the New Moon of Nisan determined the year, not Tishri as observed by Judaism.
	www.ccg.org /english/s/p195.html (5576 words)

	Keith's Moon Facts, Moon Phases, Moon Photos & Moon Folklore Page
		The moon is actually moving away from earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
		The surface area of the moon is 14,658,000 square miles or 9.4 billion acres.
		The moon is not round, but egg shaped with the large end pointed towards earth.
	home.hiwaay.net /~krcool/Astro/moon (1037 words)

	Ecclesiastical new moon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		An ecclesiastical new moon is the first day of a schematic lunar month in a (Click link for more info and facts about computus) computus.
		If its computus is accurate, it can be any day from the day of the astronomical (The time at which the moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent) new moon or (Click link for more info and facts about dark moon) dark moon to two days later.
		(A Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox) Easter is the following Sunday.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ec/Ecclesiastical_new_moon.htm (201 words)

	Easter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		However, the "full moon" in the rule is the ecclesiastical full moon, which is defined as the fourteenth day of a tabular lunation, where day 1 corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon.
		The date of the Paschal full moon is determined from tables, and it may differ from the date of the actual full moon by up to two days.
		To wear new clothes was to indicate their share in the new life of Christ which was an external profession and symbol of the Easter grace.
	www.geocities.com /starsuriel/easter/history.html (723 words)

	MaltaMedia: special feature
		The actual rule is similar, except that the astronomical equinox is not used; the date is fixed at March 21.
		And the astronomical full moon is not used; an "ecclesiastical" new moon is determined by adopted tables based on the Metonic cycle, and "full" is taken as the 14th day of that lunation.
		This is because the last full Moon before the spring equinox is on February 25.
	maltamedia.com /features/easter/easter-moon.shtml (418 words)

	new moo information,new moon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Currently, the new moo is defined by astronomers to occur at the moment of conjunction in ecliptic longitude with theSun, when the Moon is invisible and a solar eclipse may occur.
		A fl moon is the second of two new moos to occur in the same calendar month.
		J.Chapront, M.Chapront-Touzé, G.Francou: "A new determination of lunar orbital parameters, precession contant, and tidalacceleration from LLR measurements".
	www.vsearchmedia.com /new_moo.html (801 words)

	Ask Margo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Prior to that year, the new year was celebrated for 8 days, beginning March 25 with the celebration culminating on April 1st.
		Due to the way communcation was in those days when news travelled by foot, many people did not receive the news for several years.
		However, a caveat must be introduced here because the "full moon" in the rule is the ecclesiastical full moon, which is defined as the 14th day of a tabular lunation, where day 1 corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon.
	www.syndicatesales.com /Newsletter/Apr2004/askmargo.html (2566 words)

	Article @ calicutcity.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It issued the Easter Rule which states that Easter shall be celebrated on the first Sunday that occurs after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox.
		The "full moon" in the rule is the ecclesiastical full moon, which is defined as the fourteenth day of a tabular lunation, where day 1 corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon.
		The ecclesiastical "vernal equinox" is always on March 21.
	www.calicutcity.com /Articles/easter.htm (400 words)

	Origins of Easter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The "full moon" in the rule is the ecclesiastical full moon, which is defined as the 14th day of a tabular lunation, where day 1 corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon.
		The word bun is derived from the Saxon word "boun" (pronounced ‘bo-han') which means "sacred ox." At the ancient Celtic feast of Eostre, an ox was sacrificed with the ox's horns becoming a symbol for the feast.
		They were carved into the ritual bread, thus "hot cross buns." Initially, the cross on the buns represented the moon, the heavenly body associated with the goddess Eostre, and its four quarters.
	www.didyouknow.cd /easter.htm (354 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ecclesiastical new moon
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		The dark moon is the time when the Moon is so close to the Sun in the sky that it cannot be seen even near sunset or sunrise.
		Easter is the most important religious holiday of the Christian liturgical year, observed in March, April, or May to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead after his death by crucifixion (see Good Friday), which Christians believe happened at about this time of year around AD 30-33.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ecclesiastical-new-moon (319 words)

	Echoed Voices: April 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The ancient Egyptians also celebrated fertility and new life and the hare or rabbit Wenu, yet another symbol of re-birth, was associated with the sun, Ra, and the resurrective powers of Osiris.
		It was considered good luck to wear a piece of new clothing on Easter Sunday and it was thought that the wearing of old or used clothes would bring misfortune for the year ahead.
		The ecclesiastical 'full moon', which is the fourteenth day of a tabular lunation, is used by Roman Christians and Day 1 corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon.
	www.echoedvoices.org /Apr2003/Easter.html (1395 words)

	Northern Light - Aalborg University
		The Easter bonnet and new clothes on Easter symbolise the end of the dreary winter and the beginning of the fresh, new spring.
		The "full moon" in the rule is the ecclesiastical full moon, which is defined as the fourteenth day of a tabular lunation, where day one corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon.
		On New Year's Eve, people usually cook lots of interesting dishes and the whole family sits around the table where they feast and welcome the first day of the New Year.
	www.sprog.auc.dk /ecsp/news_mar02/easter.htm (3332 words)

	[sci.astro] Time (Astronomy Frequently Asked Questions) (3/9) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A new calendar was established in most Roman Catholic countries in 1582 under the authority of Pope Gregory XIII; in that year, the date October 4 was followed by October 15---a correction of 10 days.
		Subject: C.08 What is a "blue moon?" Author: Steve Willner , Jay Respler Colloquially the term "blue moon" is used to mean "a very long time." In fact, there have been at least seven different uses of the term "blue moon" in the past several hundred years.
		First, because the Moon's orbit is at an angle to the Earth's equator, one tidal bulge may be in the northern hemisphere, while the other is in the southern hemisphere.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/astronomy/faq/part3 (7327 words)

	Feast of Easter
		Easter is the principal feast of the ecclesiastical year.
		It is the centre of the greater part of the ecclesiastical year.
		The connection between the Jewish Passover and the Christian feast of Easter is real, because Christ's death and Resurrection had its figures and types in the Old Law, particularly in the paschal lamb, which was eaten towards evening of the 14th of Nisan.
	personal.nbnet.nb.ca /lfogan/easter.html (583 words)

	Checkyourhappiness.com
		To the Saxons she was Ostara, in myth she is said to have amused children by turning her bird into a rabbit, the rabbit then laid colored eggs much to the delight of the children.
		Eggs, bunnies, candy, Easter baskets, new clothes, all these "traditions" have their origin in practices which may have little or nothing to do with the Christian holiday.
		New Orleans is the focal point of Mardi Gras celebrations in the U.S. In many countries Carnival has bee extended to a long weekend partying, dressing up, drinking and fornicating starting already on the Friday night before fat Tuesday.
	www.checkyourhappiness.com /_wsn/page3.html (4577 words)

	The Beginning of the Easter Holiday Tradition
		The rabbit or hare symbolize fertility, new life, and the moon in ancient Egypt and may have become a symbol of Easter because the moon determines the date for easter.
		"Full Moon" is ecclesiastical full moon (the fourteenth day of a tabular lunation where day 1 corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon), and does not occur on the same date as the astronomical full moon.
		The Easter Egg is the oldest, universally used symbol of rebirth or new life.
	www.albertarose.org /easter/easter.html (738 words)

	History of Lent & Easter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The name carnival is derived from the Latin Caro, Carnis, flesh, and vale, farewell (according to Ducange, from the Latin denomination of the feasts of the Middle Ages, carnis levamen, solace of the flesh), because at that time people took leave of flesh.
		Artists for centuries have pictured the angel Gabriel coming to the Virgin Mary with a spray of lilies in his hand, to announce that she is to be the mother of the Christ child.
		New Orleans has since formed a lot of secret societies that have served many charitable and social functions.
	www.indydiocese.org /lent/lent.htm (9210 words)

	Club 753: The Easter Bunny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Prior to A.D. 325, Easter was variously celebrated on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday during the week after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox.
		In that year, the Council of Nicaea was convened by Emperor Constantine to decide that Easter was to become a religious holiday only to be on the Sunday.
		The one I have heard the most is that, on Easter Monday evening, a little bunny was found on a table holding an Easter egg against the moon.
	www.teledyn.com /mt/club753/archives/001893.html (663 words)

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