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Tsoureki, the braided Easter bread, with red eggs

Orthodox Easter guide

Orthodox Easter 2026 in Greece

Orthodox Easter 2026 is on 12 April 2026. Holy Week starts on 5 April and the Easter long weekend runs from 10 April to 13 April.
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The movable feasts of 2026

Every date below is calculated from Easter Sunday.

The movable feasts of 2026
HolidayDateWeekday
Clean Monday23 FebruaryMonday
Lazarus Saturday4 AprilSaturday
Palm Sunday5 AprilSunday
Holy Thursday9 AprilThursday
Good Friday10 AprilFriday
Holy Saturday11 AprilSaturday
Easter Sunday12 AprilSunday
Easter Monday13 AprilMonday
Bright Friday (Life-giving Spring)17 AprilFriday
Thomas Sunday19 AprilSunday
Ascension21 MayThursday
Pentecost31 MaySunday
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit)1 JuneMonday
All Saints7 JuneSunday

Greece public holidays 2026

Dates, weekdays and the legal status of every holiday. Click a holiday for its history and the next years' dates.

Days off around Easter 2026

Easter Monday is a mandatory holiday. Good Friday closes public services, schools and banks, while most private businesses open after 1 pm. The Easter weekend gives 4 consecutive days off for public-sector workers and 3 for most private employees.

Public sector, schools and banks

10 – 13 April 2026

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday

Long weekend

4

days off

No leave needed

Statutory (private sector)

11 – 13 April 2026

Includes Easter Monday

Long weekend

3

days off

No leave needed

Frequently asked questions

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 12 April 2026. Good Friday is 10 April, Easter Monday is 13 April and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 23 February.

The Orthodox Church calculates Easter with the Julian calendar and the rule of the First Council of Nicaea: the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox, and always after the Jewish Passover. Because the Julian calendar runs 13 days behind the Gregorian one, Orthodox Easter is usually one to five weeks later than Western Easter; in some years, such as 2025, the two coincide.