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NAME
Date::Easter - Provides routines to calculate the dates of Easter and related events in the Christian calendar
SYNOPSIS
use Date::Easter;
say Easter 2022; # OUTPUT: «2022-04-17»DESCRIPTION
Date::Easter is a module which provides a subroutine to calculate the dates of Easter in the Christian calendar. The sub returns a Raku Date object.
The routine's code is the Raku version of the algorithm shown at Isn’t there a simpler way to calculate Easter?. The website is a treasure trove of calendar information, courtesy of the very generous and talented Claus Tøndering, to whom I am greatly indebted.
Another routine returns a hash of Date::Events for use with the Calendar module. The hash is keyed by a Date with each key's value an array of Date::Event objects whose attributes describe the Lenten and post-Lenten Christian celebratory events of:
Ash Wednesday
The beginning of Lent [46 days before Easter]
Palm Sunday
Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem [the Sunday before Easter]
Good Friday
Jesus Christ's crucifixion [the Friday before Easter]
Easter Sunday
The resurrection of Jesus Christ
Ascension
The ascension into Heaven of Jesus Christ [40 days after Easter]
Pentecost
The descent of the Holy Sprit upon the Virgin Mary and the Disciples of Jesus Christ [50 days after Easter]
The subroutine exporting all the events
sub get-easter-events-hashlist(:$year --> Hash) is export {...}AUTHOR
Tom Browder [email protected]
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
© 2021-2024 Tom Browder
This library is free software; you may redistribute it or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.