Next (Five Minute Friday)

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This year, my birthday falls on Easter for the first time during my lifetime. I honestly didn’t think it could be as late as April 21st. I mean I knew it had been on the 20th of April a few times, but it has never fallen on my birthday before. We didn’t believe it so one night we checked and the last time Easter was on April 21st was in 1957! No! I am not quite THAT old!

So, in case you are curious, it is really rare. It only happens 3 or 4 times every century. So this is the first of 4 possible times during my life when my birthday and Easter Sunday will share the same date. The next time it happens, will be in 2030 and given the ages at which my parents passed away, who knows if I will live long enough to witness it in 2041 or 2052.

List of years when Easter is April 21st:
1715, 1726, 1737,
1867, 1878, 1889,
1935, 1946, 1957,
2019, 2030, 2041, 2052,
2109, 2171, 2182, 2193,
2239, 2250, 2261 & 2272
Source: List of Easter Sunday Dates*
*Courtesy: Astronomical Society of South Australia

So, somehow, because of how rare this actually happens, I feel like this birthday should be something special, and I am looking forward to it.

This post is part of the weekly Five Minute Friday link-up!
The prompt this week is: Next
The assignment: Write for five minutes on the word of the week. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write.

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