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Orthodox Easter guide

Orthodox Easter 2027 in Greece

Orthodox Easter 2027 is on 2 May 2027. Holy Week starts on 25 April and the Easter long weekend runs from 30 April to 4 May.
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The movable feasts of 2027

Every date below is calculated from Easter Sunday.

The movable feasts of 2027
HolidayDateWeekday
Clean Monday15 MarchMonday
Lazarus Saturday24 AprilSaturday
Palm Sunday25 AprilSunday
Holy Thursday29 AprilThursday
Good Friday30 AprilFriday
Holy Saturday1 MaySaturday
Easter Sunday2 MaySunday
Easter Monday3 MayMonday
Bright Friday (Life-giving Spring)7 MayFriday
Thomas Sunday9 MaySunday
Ascension10 JuneThursday
Pentecost20 JuneSunday
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit)21 JuneMonday
All Saints27 JuneSunday

Greece public holidays 2027

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

Days off around Easter 2027

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 5 consecutive days off for public-sector workers and 4 for most private employees.

Public sector, schools and banks

30 April – 4 May 2027

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day

Long weekend

5

days off

No leave needed

Statutory (private sector)

1 – 4 May 2027

Includes Easter Monday, Labour Day

Long weekend

4

days off

No leave needed

Easter school break

26 April

From

9 May

To

10 May

Back to school

Schools close from Holy Monday to the Friday after Easter: 26 April – 9 May 2027. Lessons resume on 10 May 2027. School calendar 2026–2027

Frequently asked questions

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 2 May 2027. Good Friday is 30 April, Easter Monday is 3 May and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 15 March.

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.

The Easter break runs from Holy Monday to the Friday after Easter. In 2026–2027 that is 26 April – 9 May 2027, and lessons resume on 10 May 2027.