Who Determines the Date of Pascha in the Orthodox Churches? And How Is It Calculated?
Answered by Priest Gleb Bobkov: The rule for determining the date of Pascha (Easter) can be summarized as follows: “Pascha is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon that occurs after the spring equinox.” The Alphabetical Syntagma of Matthew Vlastar on the date of Pascha states: “Concerning our Pascha, attention must be…