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Orthodox Easter guide

Orthodox Easter 2035 in Greece

Orthodox Easter 2035 is on 29 April 2035. Holy Week starts on 22 April and the Easter long weekend runs from 27 April to 1 May.
Greece public holidays 2035April 2035

The movable feasts of 2035

Every date below is calculated from Easter Sunday.

The movable feasts of 2035
HolidayDateWeekday
Clean Monday12 MarchMonday
Lazarus Saturday21 AprilSaturday
Palm Sunday22 AprilSunday
Holy Thursday26 AprilThursday
Good Friday27 AprilFriday
Holy Saturday28 AprilSaturday
Easter Sunday29 AprilSunday
Easter Monday30 AprilMonday
Bright Friday (Life-giving Spring)4 MayFriday
Thomas Sunday6 MaySunday
Ascension7 JuneThursday
Pentecost17 JuneSunday
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit)18 JuneMonday
All Saints24 JuneSunday

Greece public holidays 2035

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

Days off around Easter 2035

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

27 April – 1 May 2035

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day

Long weekend

5

days off

No leave needed

Statutory (private sector)

28 April – 1 May 2035

Includes Easter Monday, Labour Day

Long weekend

4

days off

No leave needed

Frequently asked questions

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 29 April 2035. Good Friday is 27 April, Easter Monday is 30 April and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 12 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.