Re: CHAT: Jewish calendar

On Fri, 28 Apr 2000 00:04:55 -0400 Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> writes:
> It would be quite simple.  Simply find the actual new moons for
> various
> years, and calculate the actual spring equinox, and find when the
> "wrong" month contains spring equinox.  Or, even simpler, simply
> convert
> the dates of spring equinox from various years into the Jewish
> calendar,
> see how often it's in the "right" month.  In fact, given the figure
> I've
> read, that on average, Jewish holidays are about 8 days later than
> they
> were in 359, when the calendar was set up, I'd say it's probably off
> about once every four years (months are 29.5 days each, so one
> 29-1/2
> day error every four years averages to eight days every year)
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I don't understand....what's the significance of the Spring Equinox?
Passover has to be celebrated in the Spring, but i've never heard
anything about the actual day of the equinox...


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