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Orthodox Easter guide

Orthodox Easter 2031 in Greece

Orthodox Easter 2031 is on 13 April 2031. Holy Week starts on 6 April and the Easter long weekend runs from 11 April to 14 April.
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The movable feasts of 2031

Every date below is calculated from Easter Sunday.

The movable feasts of 2031
HolidayDateWeekday
Clean Monday24 FebruaryMonday
Lazarus Saturday5 AprilSaturday
Palm Sunday6 AprilSunday
Holy Thursday10 AprilThursday
Good Friday11 AprilFriday
Holy Saturday12 AprilSaturday
Easter Sunday13 AprilSunday
Easter Monday14 AprilMonday
Bright Friday (Life-giving Spring)18 AprilFriday
Thomas Sunday20 AprilSunday
Ascension22 MayThursday
Pentecost1 JuneSunday
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit)2 JuneMonday
All Saints8 JuneSunday

Greece public holidays 2031

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

Days off around Easter 2031

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

11 – 14 April 2031

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday

Long weekend

4

days off

No leave needed

Statutory (private sector)

12 – 14 April 2031

Includes Easter Monday

Long weekend

3

days off

No leave needed

Frequently asked questions

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 13 April 2031. Good Friday is 11 April, Easter Monday is 14 April and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 24 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.