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[Clive D.W. Feather]

Tony Finch said:

> As well as the

> egregious example of the pre-Julian Roman calendar, I'm amused and

> disgusted by the anti-Jewish fiddles in the rules for determining Easter

> to minimise when it coincides with Passover.


Actually it was a pro-Jewish fiddle: by keeping the two dates apart it
minimized the risk of religious riots and/or pogroms.

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