Mac DeMarco has announced plans for a world tour later this year, including three dates in London.The singer-songwriter is due to hit the road in July, kicking off at The Ford Theatre in LA on July 14 before taking in further shows in New York and Paris and finally wrapping up at Hackney Empire on August 1 following a run of a trio of gigs.Accompanied by a full band, DeMarco play an intimate set which will see him performing his recent instrumental album ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ in its entirety along with songs from his back catalogue with new arrangements.Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10am local time for the London and New York this Friday (April 21) and 11am local time for Paris on the same day. The LA concert will go on sale at 10am local time on May 9.
When is Easter and the dates of Good Friday and Easter Monday bank holidays?
31.03.2023 - 10:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Easter is right around the corner and will see families all across the country spend some quality time and get involved in fun activities.
The Christian holiday is very special in the UK and is marked by two national Bank Holidays which doesn't happen often. Easter is always preceded by Good Friday with following Monday being marked as Easter Monday, which means many workers could get a four-day weekend.
This year, Good Friday will fall on April 7 which will mark the start of the Easter weekend. Easter Sunday then follows on April 9 with Easter Monday on April 10.
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While many festivals are on fixed days, Easter is a movable feast and is usually celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21 because it is based on the lunar calendar. This way of deciding Easter's date is rooted in a very old history.
In the year 325, a council of Christian Bishops known as the First Council of Nicea decided that Easter would fall on the next full moon following the spring equinox. The council believed that Easter must always fall on a Sunday as they believe that was the day of Jesus Christ's resurrection.
The council also wanted to base the lunar calendar on the paschal full moon because of the Passover date in the Jewish Calendar - the Last Supper, known as Holy Thursday, occured on the Passover. However, since the paschal full moon can occur on different days in different time zones, it was ultimately decided that the full moon will always be determined on the 14th day of the lunar month.
Therefore, despite the the fact the spring equinox can occur on March 20, the Church made it so it appeared on March 21.
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