Easter is the greatest orthodox feast in Greece and is a movable holiday. Several other religious holidays depend on the calculation of the date of Easter.
According to the Orthodox calendar, in 2025, Greek Easter was celebrated on:
Sunday, April 20, 2025
(See Easter in 2026)For the record, Catholic Easter was celebrated on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
Here are the main holidays that depend on Orthodox Easter:
Orthodox Movable Feasts
Before Easter
- Sunday, February 9, 2025
Beginning of the Lenten Triodion - 16th Sunday Luke (Luke 18:10-14, of the Pharisee and the Publican)
Αρχή Τριωδίου - Κυριακή ΙΣΤʹ Λουκά (Λουκά ιηʹ 10-14, Τελώνου και Φαρισαίου) - Sunday, February 16, 2025
17th Sunday Luke (Luke 15:11-32, Of the prodigal son)
Κυριακή ΙΖ΄ Λουκά (Λουκά ιεʹ 11-32, Του Ασώτου) - Thursday, February 20, 2025
Tsiknopempti - Charred or fat Thursday
Τσικνοπέμπτη - Saturday, February 22, 2025
Saturday of Souls
Ψυχοσάββατο - Sunday, February 23, 2025
Carnival Sunday - Meat or Quinquagesima Sunday (Matthew 25:31-46, on the Last Judgment)
Κυριακή της Απόκρεω ή της Κρεατούς - Αποκριά (Ματθαίου κεʹ 31-46, της Κρίσεως) - Saturday, March 1, 2025
Saturday of the Holy Ascetics
Σάββατο των Ασκητών - Sunday, March 2, 2025
Sunday of Tyrophagia (Matthew 6:14-21, On the expulsion of Adam or on Forgiveness)
Κυριακή της Τυρινής ή Τυροφάγου (Ματθαίου στʹ 14-21, Της εκδίωξης του Αδάμ ή της Συγχώρεσης) - Monday, March 3, 2025
Clean Monday - Ash Monday
Καθαρά Δευτέρα - Friday, March 7, 2025
First Rejoicings - 1st Akathist
Πρώτοι Χαιρετισμοί - Ακάθιστος Αʹ - Saturday, March 8, 2025
Miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyron Soldier
Θαύμα κολλύβων Αγίου Θεοδώρου του Τύρωνος - Sunday, March 9, 2025
Great Lent 1st - Sunday of Orthodoxy (John 1:44-52)
Αʹ Νηστειών - Κυριακή της Ορθοδοξίας (Ιωάννου αʹ 44-52) - Friday, March 14, 2025
Second Rejoicings - 2nd Akathist
Δεύτεροι Χαιρετισμοί - Ακάθιστος Βʹ - Sunday, March 16, 2025
2nd Sunday of Great Lent - of Gregory Palamas (Mark 2:1-12, Healing of the paralytic)
Βʹ Κυριακή Νηστειών - Γρηγορίου Παλαμά (Μάρκου βʹ 1-12, Θεραπεία του παραλυτικού) - Friday, March 21, 2025
Third Rejoicings - 3rd Akathist
Τρίτοι Χαιρετισμοί - Ακάθιστος Γʹ - Sunday, March 23, 2025
3nd Sunday of Great Lent - On the Veneration of the Holy Cross (Mark 8:34-9:1)
Γʹ Κυριακή Νηστειών - της Σταυροπροσκυνήσεως (Μάρκου ηʹ 34-θʹ1) - Friday, March 28, 2025
Fourth Rejoicings - 4th Akathist
Τέταρτοι Χαιρετισμοί - Ακάθιστος Δʹ - Sunday, March 30, 2025
4th Sunday of Great Lent (Mark 9:17-31, The healing of the possessed child)
Δʹ Κυριακή Νηστειών (Μάρκου θʹ 17-31, Η θεραπεία του δαιμονισμένου παίδος) - Thursday, April 3, 2025
Office of the Great Canon
Ακολουθία του Μεγάλου Κανόνος - Friday, April 4, 2025
The Akathist Hymn
Ο Ακάθιστος Ύμνος - Sunday, April 6, 2025
5th Sunday of Great Lent - of Mary the Egyptian (Mark 10:32-45)
Εʹ Κυριακή Νηστειών - Μαρίας της Αιγυπτίας (Μάρκου ιʹ 32-45) - Saturday, April 12, 2025
Resurrection of Lazarus
Ανάσταση του Λαζάρου - Sunday, April 13, 2025
Palm Sunday
Κυριακή των Βαΐων - Monday, April 14, 2025
Great and Holy Monday, Joseph the all-comely
Μεγάλη Δευτέρα, Ιωσήφ του Παγκάλου - Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Great and Holy Tuesday, "of the Ten Virgins"
Μεγάλη Τρίτη, "των Δέκα Παρθένων" - Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Great and Holy Wednesday, "of her who anointed the Lord with myrrh - the Hymn of Kassia"
Μεγάλη Τετάρτη, "της αλειψάσης τον Κύριον μύρω - Τροπάριο της Κασσιανής" - Thursday, April 17, 2025
Holy and Great "Maundy" Thursday, "of the Mystical Last Supper"
Μεγάλη Πέμπτη, "του Μυστικού Δείπνου" - Friday, April 18, 2025
Great and Holy "Good" Friday, "The Passion of Jesus"
Μεγάλη Παρασκευή, "Τα 'Αγια Πάθη" - Saturday, April 19, 2025
Great and Holy Saturday, "The Harrowing of Hell"
Μέγα Σάββατο, "H εις Άδου Κάθοδος"
EASTER: Sunday, April 20, 2025
ΠΆΣΧΑ: Κυριακή, 20 Απριλίου 2025
After Easter
- Monday, April 21, 2025
Easter Monday or Bright Monday
Δευτέρα του Πάσχα ή Δευτέρα Διακαινησίμου - Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Bright Tuesday
Τρίτη Διακαινησίμου - Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Bright Wednesday
Τετάρτη Διακαινησίμου - Thursday, April 24, 2025
Bright Thursday
Πέμπτη Διακαινησίμου - Friday, April 25, 2025
Bright Friday - of the Mother of God "the Life-giving Spring")
Παρασκευή Διακαινησίμου - της Θεοτόκου "Ζωοδόχου Πηγής") - Saturday, April 26, 2025
Bright Saturday
Σάββατο Διακαινησίμου - Sunday, April 27, 2025
Thomas Sunday - Antipascha (John 20:19-31)
Κυριακή του Θωμά - Αντίπασχα (Ιωάννου κʹ 19-31) - Sunday, May 4, 2025
Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women (Mark 15:43-16:8)
Κυριακή των Μυροφόρων (Μάρκου ιεʹ 43 - ιστʹ 8) - Sunday, May 11, 2025
Sunday of the Paralytic (John 5:1-15)
Κυριακή του Παραλύτου (Ιωάννου εʹ 1-15) - Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Mid-Pentecost
Μεσοπεντηκοστή - Sunday, May 18, 2025
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (John 4:5-42)
Κυριακή της Σαμαρείτιδος (Ιωάννου δʹ 5-42) - Sunday, May 25, 2025
Sunday of the Man Born Blind (John 9:1-38)
Κυριακή του Τυφλού (Ιωάννου θʹ 1-38) - Thursday, May 29, 2025
Ascension of the Lord
Tης Αναλήψεως του Κυρίου - Ανάληψη - Sunday, June 1, 2025
Sunday of the 318 Holy Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council (John 17:1-13)
Κυριακή των Αγίων 318 Πατέρων της Αʹ Οικουμενικής Συνόδου (Ιωάννου ιζʹ 1-13) - Saturday, June 7, 2025
2nd Saturday of Souls
Βʹ Ψυχοσάββατο - Sunday, June 8, 2025
Pentecost (John 7:37-52, 8:12)
Πεντηκοστή (Ιωάννου ζʹ 37-52, ηʹ 12) - Monday, June 9, 2025
Day of the Holy Spirit (Whit Monday)
Tου Αγίου Πνεύματος - Sunday, June 15, 2025
All Saints' Day (Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30)
Κυριακή των Αγίων Πάντων (Ματθαίου ιʹ 32-33, 37-38, ιθʹ 27-30)
Other mobile feasts
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-Bearer
Mεγαλομάρτυρος Γεωργίου του Tροπαιοφόρου - Friday, April 25, 2025
St. Mark, Apostle and Evangelist
Αγίου Μάρκου, Απστόλου και Ευαγγελιστού - Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Mytilene, Martyrs
Αγίων Ραφαήλ, Νικολάου & Ειρήνης εκ Μυτιλήνης, Μαρτύρων - Sunday, December 14, 2025
Of the Holy Forefathers
Των Αγίων Προπατόρων
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