Find Carnival, Easter, Corpus Christi, Mother's Day and other movable dates for any year.
Most movable dates in the Western calendar are anchored to Easter, which falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox. The algorithm to calculate Easter — the Computus — was defined by the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD and refined over the centuries.
Carnival is 47 days before Easter (the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday). Good Friday is 2 days before. Corpus Christi is 60 days after. These are the movable dates that affect Brazilian public life.
Mother's Day in Brazil is the second Sunday of May; Father's Day is the second Sunday of August. Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November (US only). All are derived from the day of the week, not from Easter.
Easter: Computus (Gauss/Meeus algorithm). Carnival = Easter − 47 days. Good Friday = Easter − 2. Corpus Christi = Easter + 60.
Because it is defined as the Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21. Both the lunar cycle and the day of the week vary.
Not by federal law — but it is a de facto holiday in most of the country. Some states and municipalities have declared it officially.
No — the Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar for the Computus, which gives a different date.
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