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Orthodox Easter guide

Orthodox Easter 2038 in Greece

Orthodox Easter 2038 is on 25 April 2038. Holy Week starts on 18 April and the Easter long weekend runs from 23 April to 26 April.
Greece public holidays 2038April 2038

The movable feasts of 2038

Every date below is calculated from Easter Sunday.

The movable feasts of 2038
HolidayDateWeekday
Clean Monday8 MarchMonday
Lazarus Saturday17 AprilSaturday
Palm Sunday18 AprilSunday
Holy Thursday22 AprilThursday
Good Friday23 AprilFriday
Holy Saturday24 AprilSaturday
Easter Sunday25 AprilSunday
Easter Monday26 AprilMonday
Bright Friday (Life-giving Spring)30 AprilFriday
Thomas Sunday2 MaySunday
Ascension3 JuneThursday
Pentecost13 JuneSunday
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit)14 JuneMonday
All Saints20 JuneSunday

Greece public holidays 2038

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

Days off around Easter 2038

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

23 – 26 April 2038

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday

Long weekend

4

days off

No leave needed

Statutory (private sector)

24 – 26 April 2038

Includes Easter Monday

Long weekend

3

days off

No leave needed

Frequently asked questions

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 25 April 2038. Good Friday is 23 April, Easter Monday is 26 April and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 8 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.