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Secondly, t's typically linked to most eastern orthodox Easter celebrations, but frequently does not coincide with Easter as celebrated in the west, since they follow the Gregorian calendar (which is solar), and not the Hebrew calendar (which is lunisolar).  [/quote]

Well.

Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox (March 21).

Western Easter is determined using the Gregorian calendar, so the Easter-determining March 21 is our regular March 21 (because we use the Gregorian calendar).

Eastern Easter is determined using the Julian calendar, so the Easter-determining March 21 is our regular April 3 (according to the Gregorian calendar).

Passover is on the 15th of Nisan (but the day starts the night before), which is a date in the Hebrew calendar, which is different from both the Julian and Gregorian calendars, which are Roman calendars.

(Thanks, Wikipedia.)

So,

western Easter:  April 23, 2000; April 15, 2001; March 31, 2002; April 20, 2003; April 11, 2004
eastern Easter: April 30, 2000; April 15, 2001; May 5, 2002; April 27, 2003; April 11, 2004
Passover (starting the night before): April 20, 2000; April 8, 2001; March 28, 2002; April 17, 2003; April 6, 2004

But all of this is irrelevant anyway, because spring break is determined by Maryland law, which says that schools have to be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday, using the Gregorian calendar.[/quote]

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