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DATE GetEasterSunday (integer) Returns the date of Easter Sunday for the given year, calculated according to the rules of the Gregorian calendar

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DateHelper () Disallow instance creation


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DATE GetEasterSunday (integer)

Purpose: Returns the date of Easter Sunday for the given year, calculated
according to the rules of the Gregorian calendar
Notes: Uses the well-known "Anonymous Gregorian" (Gauss / Meeus) algorithm.
Easter Sunday always falls between March 22 (earliest possible) and
April 25 (latest possible). The Gregorian Easter rules are only
meaningful from the year 1583 onwards (the first Easter after the
introduction of the Gregorian calendar in October 1582); the upper
bound is the largest year supported by the ABL DATE data type.

Parameters:
piYear INTEGER
The year for which Easter Sunday is calculated
Returns DATE
The date of Easter Sunday in the given year


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DateHelper ()

Purpose: Disallow instance creation
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