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From: "Larry A. Nelson" <>
Subject: Re: [DK] Dates of holidays
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 19:29:27 -0500
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Thanks, Gladys

Larry Nelson/Nielson/Nielsen
My g-grandfather was born, Mads Nielsen, in Ringsted sogn, Sorø amt,
in 1840


> Hi Larry:
>
> I'm pretty much in a mess myself when it comes to figuring these
> dates out - but I got a paperback from the FHC a few weeks ago and
> found in there that St. Michael's Day is a fixed feast day and occurs
> on September 29 each year. Unfortunately the chart for movable feast
> days like Easter only goes to 1851!
>
> Maybe this helps a bit.
>
> Gladys
>
> >I'm unfamiliar with different calendars. Sønder Jernløse, Holbæk
> >amt church records say that a child was confirmed the "first Sunday
> >after Easter, 1861;" another child was first Sunday after
Easter,1884.
> >
> >I checked this web site http://wilstar.com/holidays/easter
> >
> >It says: "Easter Sunday for 1861 is 31 March. Orthodox Easter Sunday
> >date for 1861: May 5th [in Gregorian calendar], which is the same day
> >as April 23rd in the Julian calendar."
> >
> >Here's my 1st question: Is 31 March the correct date for Easter in
> >Denmark
> >& USA in 1861? One Easter calendar that I found on the Internet
didn't
> >begin until 1884.
> >
> >2nd question: When was St. Michael's Day in 1861? Sønder Jernløse
> >records say a child was confirmed on St. Michael's Day. Was it 29
Sept
> >1861? I couldn't find an Internet calendar, and I didn't see such a
> >holiday
> >observed in Denmark in 2002.
> >
> >Thanks for your help,
> >Larry in Indiana [Eastern Cornbelt], USA


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