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Orthodox Easter guide

Orthodox Easter 2030 in Greece

Orthodox Easter 2030 is on 28 April 2030. Holy Week starts on 21 April and the Easter long weekend runs from 26 April to 29 April.
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The movable feasts of 2030

Every date below is calculated from Easter Sunday.

The movable feasts of 2030
HolidayDateWeekday
Clean Monday11 MarchMonday
Lazarus Saturday20 AprilSaturday
Palm Sunday21 AprilSunday
Holy Thursday25 AprilThursday
Good Friday26 AprilFriday
Holy Saturday27 AprilSaturday
Easter Sunday28 AprilSunday
Easter Monday29 AprilMonday
Bright Friday (Life-giving Spring)3 MayFriday
Thomas Sunday5 MaySunday
Ascension6 JuneThursday
Pentecost16 JuneSunday
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit)17 JuneMonday
All Saints23 JuneSunday

Greece public holidays 2030

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

Days off around Easter 2030

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

26 – 29 April 2030

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday

Long weekend

4

days off

No leave needed

Statutory (private sector)

27 – 29 April 2030

Includes Easter Monday

Long weekend

3

days off

No leave needed

26 April – 1 May 2030

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day

Bridge

6

days off

Leave needed: 1Take 30 Apr

Frequently asked questions

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 28 April 2030. Good Friday is 26 April, Easter Monday is 29 April and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 11 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.