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Orthodox Easter guide

Orthodox Easter 2028 in Greece

Orthodox Easter 2028 is on 16 April 2028. Holy Week starts on 9 April and the Easter long weekend runs from 14 April to 17 April.
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The movable feasts of 2028

Every date below is calculated from Easter Sunday.

The movable feasts of 2028
HolidayDateWeekday
Clean Monday28 FebruaryMonday
Lazarus Saturday8 AprilSaturday
Palm Sunday9 AprilSunday
Holy Thursday13 AprilThursday
Good Friday14 AprilFriday
Holy Saturday15 AprilSaturday
Easter Sunday16 AprilSunday
Easter Monday17 AprilMonday
Bright Friday (Life-giving Spring)21 AprilFriday
Thomas Sunday23 AprilSunday
Ascension25 MayThursday
Pentecost4 JuneSunday
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit)5 JuneMonday
All Saints11 JuneSunday

Greece public holidays 2028

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

Days off around Easter 2028

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

14 – 17 April 2028

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday

Long weekend

4

days off

No leave needed

Statutory (private sector)

15 – 17 April 2028

Includes Easter Monday

Long weekend

3

days off

No leave needed

Easter school break

10 April

From

23 April

To

24 April

Back to school

Schools close from Holy Monday to the Friday after Easter: 10 April – 23 April 2028. Lessons resume on 24 April 2028. School calendar 2027–2028

Frequently asked questions

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 16 April 2028. Good Friday is 14 April, Easter Monday is 17 April and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 28 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.

The Easter break runs from Holy Monday to the Friday after Easter. In 2027–2028 that is 10 – 23 April 2028, and lessons resume on 24 April 2028.