Orthodox Easter
פסחא אורתודוקסי
The central feast of the Orthodox Church, calculated on the Julian calendar and so usually on a different date from Western Easter — sometimes the same week, sometimes up to five weeks apart. Central to Greece, Cyprus, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Russia.
Orthodox Easter by country — 2026
The date follows a religious calendar, so it shifts by country and year.
Europe
Africa
How it affects a trip
In Greece it's the biggest holiday of the year, bigger than Christmas. The weekend around it (Good Friday to Monday) — everything closes, Athenians leave for villages and islands, and the islands themselves come alive. Domestic flights and ferries fill weeks ahead.
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Sources: Holiday dates: date-holidays · Background: Around the World