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Compute easter/ascension/pentecost dates
from datetime import date
from datetime import timedelta
def calc_easter_sunday(year: int) -> date:
"""
Returns Easter as a date object.
An implementation of Butcher's Algorithm for determining the date of Easter for the Western church.
Works for any date in the Gregorian calendar (1583 and onward).
Reference: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576517-calculate-easter-western-given-a-year/
"""
a = year % 19
b = year // 100
c = year % 100
d = (19 * a + b - b // 4 - ((b - (b + 8) // 25 + 1) // 3) + 15) % 30
e = (32 + 2 * (b % 4) + 2 * (c // 4) - d - (c % 4)) % 7
f = d + e - 7 * ((a + 11 * d + 22 * e) // 451) + 114
month = f // 31
day = f % 31 + 1
return date(year, month, day)
def calc_easter_monday(year: int) -> date:
"Returns Easter Monday as a date object."
return calc_easter_sunday(year)+timedelta(days=1)
def calc_ascension_thursday(year: int) -> date:
"Returns Ascension day as a date object."
return calc_easter_sunday(year)+timedelta(days=39)
def calc_pentecost_sunday(year: int) -> date:
"Returns Pentecost Sunday as a date object."
return calc_easter_sunday(year)+timedelta(days=49)
def calc_pentecost_monday(year: int) -> date:
"Returns Pentecost Monday as a date object."
return calc_easter_sunday(year)+timedelta(days=50)
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