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Orthodox Easter guide

Orthodox Easter 2029 in Greece

Orthodox Easter 2029 is on 8 April 2029. Holy Week starts on 1 April and the Easter long weekend runs from 6 April to 9 April.
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The movable feasts of 2029

Every date below is calculated from Easter Sunday.

The movable feasts of 2029
HolidayDateWeekday
Clean Monday19 FebruaryMonday
Lazarus Saturday31 MarchSaturday
Palm Sunday1 AprilSunday
Holy Thursday5 AprilThursday
Good Friday6 AprilFriday
Holy Saturday7 AprilSaturday
Easter Sunday8 AprilSunday
Easter Monday9 AprilMonday
Bright Friday (Life-giving Spring)13 AprilFriday
Thomas Sunday15 AprilSunday
Ascension17 MayThursday
Pentecost27 MaySunday
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit)28 MayMonday
All Saints3 JuneSunday

Greece public holidays 2029

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

Days off around Easter 2029

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

6 – 9 April 2029

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday

Long weekend

4

days off

No leave needed

Statutory (private sector)

7 – 9 April 2029

Includes Easter Monday

Long weekend

3

days off

No leave needed

Frequently asked questions

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 8 April 2029. Good Friday is 6 April, Easter Monday is 9 April and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 19 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.