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Good question, Penny.......!

Most likely the Church hammered out, what would become the system we now know, via Councils, different calendars over the centuries {Julian, Gregorian}, the Metonic Cycle {Lunar phases recurring on the same dates every 19 years} with their related Golden Numbers, etc.

A question that has occurred to me stems from Easter this year {2022}. As you may know, the Full Moon occurs Sat., Apr. 16, 6:55 PM GMT.
All of Japan, Australia and New Zealand at that time will already be INTO Sun., Apr. 17, violating the rule, "first Sunday AFTER the first Full Moon
after the Vernal Equinox. In those places the Full Moon occurs ON {not after} that Sunday in question.

I have analogously wondered about this rule's effect on the Southern Hemisphere, but I am then reminded how dates such as Mar. 20 & 21 are highly emphasized.......i.e. European oriented. Maybe...just MAYBE...there is an analogous focus for a case like 2022, perhaps the Full Moon time being GMT, possibly GMT + 1.......I don't know.

I believe I learned once, the great mathematician Gauss came up with his own calculation in/circa 1800, which was accurate but for one aspect,
an error picked up a student of his named Peter Paul.......! :)

Again, Penny, thanks for the input. Hopefully someone with far more knowledge than yours truly will enlighten us. Happy Easter !!! :)

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