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Orthodox Easter guide

Orthodox Easter 2039 in Greece

Orthodox Easter 2039 is on 17 April 2039. Holy Week starts on 10 April and the Easter long weekend runs from 15 April to 18 April.
Greece public holidays 2039April 2039

The movable feasts of 2039

Every date below is calculated from Easter Sunday.

The movable feasts of 2039
HolidayDateWeekday
Clean Monday28 FebruaryMonday
Lazarus Saturday9 AprilSaturday
Palm Sunday10 AprilSunday
Holy Thursday14 AprilThursday
Good Friday15 AprilFriday
Holy Saturday16 AprilSaturday
Easter Sunday17 AprilSunday
Easter Monday18 AprilMonday
Bright Friday (Life-giving Spring)22 AprilFriday
Thomas Sunday24 AprilSunday
Ascension26 MayThursday
Pentecost5 JuneSunday
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit)6 JuneMonday
All Saints12 JuneSunday

Greece public holidays 2039

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

Days off around Easter 2039

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

15 – 18 April 2039

Includes Good Friday, Easter Monday

Long weekend

4

days off

No leave needed

Statutory (private sector)

16 – 18 April 2039

Includes Easter Monday

Long weekend

3

days off

No leave needed

Frequently asked questions

Orthodox Easter Sunday is on 17 April 2039. Good Friday is 15 April, Easter Monday is 18 April and Clean Monday, the start of Lent, is 28 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.