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Orthodox Easter guide

Orthodox Easter 2036 in Greece

Orthodox Easter 2036 is on 20 April 2036. Holy Week starts on 13 April and the Easter long weekend runs from 18 April to 21 April.
Greece public holidays 2036April 2036

The movable feasts of 2036

Every date below is calculated from Easter Sunday.

The movable feasts of 2036
HolidayDateWeekday
Clean Monday3 MarchMonday
Lazarus Saturday12 AprilSaturday
Palm Sunday13 AprilSunday
Holy Thursday17 AprilThursday
Good Friday18 AprilFriday
Holy Saturday19 AprilSaturday
Easter Sunday20 AprilSunday
Easter Monday21 AprilMonday
Bright Friday (Life-giving Spring)25 AprilFriday
Thomas Sunday27 AprilSunday
Ascension29 MayThursday
Pentecost8 JuneSunday
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit)9 JuneMonday
All Saints15 JuneSunday

Greece public holidays 2036

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

Days off around Easter 2036

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

18 – 21 April 2036

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday

Long weekend

4

days off

No leave needed

Statutory (private sector)

19 – 21 April 2036

Includes Easter Monday

Long weekend

3

days off

No leave needed

Frequently asked questions

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 20 April 2036. Good Friday is 18 April, Easter Monday is 21 April and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 3 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.