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 2028, Greek Easter will be celebrated on:
Sunday, April 16, 2028
For the record, Catholic Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, April 16, 2028.
Here are the main holidays that depend on Orthodox Easter:
Orthodox Movable Feasts
Before Easter
- Sunday, February 6, 2028
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 13, 2028
17th Sunday Luke (Luke 15:11-32, Of the prodigal son)
Κυριακή ΙΖ΄ Λουκά (Λουκά ιεʹ 11-32, Του Ασώτου) - Thursday, February 17, 2028
Tsiknopempti - Charred or fat Thursday
Τσικνοπέμπτη - Saturday, February 19, 2028
Saturday of Souls
Ψυχοσάββατο - Sunday, February 20, 2028
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, February 26, 2028
Saturday of the Holy Ascetics
Σάββατο των Ασκητών - Sunday, February 27, 2028
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, February 28, 2028
Clean Monday - Ash Monday
Καθαρά Δευτέρα - Friday, March 3, 2028
First Rejoicings - 1st Akathist
Πρώτοι Χαιρετισμοί - Ακάθιστος Αʹ - Saturday, March 4, 2028
Miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyron Soldier
Θαύμα κολλύβων Αγίου Θεοδώρου του Τύρωνος - Sunday, March 5, 2028
Great Lent 1st - Sunday of Orthodoxy (John 1:44-52)
Αʹ Νηστειών - Κυριακή της Ορθοδοξίας (Ιωάννου αʹ 44-52) - Friday, March 10, 2028
Second Rejoicings - 2nd Akathist
Δεύτεροι Χαιρετισμοί - Ακάθιστος Βʹ - Sunday, March 12, 2028
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 17, 2028
Third Rejoicings - 3rd Akathist
Τρίτοι Χαιρετισμοί - Ακάθιστος Γʹ - Sunday, March 19, 2028
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 24, 2028
Fourth Rejoicings - 4th Akathist
Τέταρτοι Χαιρετισμοί - Ακάθιστος Δʹ - Sunday, March 26, 2028
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, March 30, 2028
Office of the Great Canon
Ακολουθία του Μεγάλου Κανόνος - Friday, March 31, 2028
The Akathist Hymn
Ο Ακάθιστος Ύμνος - Sunday, April 2, 2028
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 8, 2028
Resurrection of Lazarus
Ανάσταση του Λαζάρου - Sunday, April 9, 2028
Palm Sunday
Κυριακή των Βαΐων - Monday, April 10, 2028
Great and Holy Monday, Joseph the all-comely
Μεγάλη Δευτέρα, Ιωσήφ του Παγκάλου - Tuesday, April 11, 2028
Great and Holy Tuesday, "of the Ten Virgins"
Μεγάλη Τρίτη, "των Δέκα Παρθένων" - Wednesday, April 12, 2028
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 13, 2028
Holy and Great "Maundy" Thursday, "of the Mystical Last Supper"
Μεγάλη Πέμπτη, "του Μυστικού Δείπνου" - Friday, April 14, 2028
Great and Holy "Good" Friday, "The Passion of Jesus"
Μεγάλη Παρασκευή, "Τα 'Αγια Πάθη" - Saturday, April 15, 2028
Great and Holy Saturday, "The Harrowing of Hell"
Μέγα Σάββατο, "H εις Άδου Κάθοδος"
EASTER: Sunday, April 16, 2028
ΠΆΣΧΑ: Κυριακή, 16 Απριλίου 2028
After Easter
- Monday, April 17, 2028
Easter Monday or Bright Monday
Δευτέρα του Πάσχα ή Δευτέρα Διακαινησίμου - Tuesday, April 18, 2028
Bright Tuesday
Τρίτη Διακαινησίμου - Wednesday, April 19, 2028
Bright Wednesday
Τετάρτη Διακαινησίμου - Thursday, April 20, 2028
Bright Thursday
Πέμπτη Διακαινησίμου - Friday, April 21, 2028
Bright Friday - of the Mother of God "the Life-giving Spring")
Παρασκευή Διακαινησίμου - της Θεοτόκου "Ζωοδόχου Πηγής") - Saturday, April 22, 2028
Bright Saturday
Σάββατο Διακαινησίμου - Sunday, April 23, 2028
Thomas Sunday - Antipascha (John 20:19-31)
Κυριακή του Θωμά - Αντίπασχα (Ιωάννου κʹ 19-31) - Sunday, April 30, 2028
Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women (Mark 15:43-16:8)
Κυριακή των Μυροφόρων (Μάρκου ιεʹ 43 - ιστʹ 8) - Sunday, May 7, 2028
Sunday of the Paralytic (John 5:1-15)
Κυριακή του Παραλύτου (Ιωάννου εʹ 1-15) - Wednesday, May 10, 2028
Mid-Pentecost
Μεσοπεντηκοστή - Sunday, May 14, 2028
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (John 4:5-42)
Κυριακή της Σαμαρείτιδος (Ιωάννου δʹ 5-42) - Sunday, May 21, 2028
Sunday of the Man Born Blind (John 9:1-38)
Κυριακή του Τυφλού (Ιωάννου θʹ 1-38) - Thursday, May 25, 2028
Ascension of the Lord
Tης Αναλήψεως του Κυρίου - Ανάληψη - Sunday, May 28, 2028
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 3, 2028
2nd Saturday of Souls
Βʹ Ψυχοσάββατο - Sunday, June 4, 2028
Pentecost (John 7:37-52, 8:12)
Πεντηκοστή (Ιωάννου ζʹ 37-52, ηʹ 12) - Monday, June 5, 2028
Day of the Holy Spirit (Whit Monday)
Tου Αγίου Πνεύματος - Sunday, June 11, 2028
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
- Sunday, April 23, 2028
Saint George the Trophy-Bearer, Great Martyr
Αγίου Γεωργίου του Tροπαιοφόρου, Mεγαλομάρτυρος - Tuesday, April 25, 2028
Saint Mark, Apostle and Evangelist
Αγίου Μάρκου, Απστόλου και Ευαγγελιστού - Tuesday, April 18, 2028
Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Mytilene, Martyrs
Αγίων Ραφαήλ, Νικολάου και Ειρήνης εκ Μυτιλήνης, Μαρτύρων - Sunday, December 17, 2028
Of the Holy Forefathers
Των Αγίων Προπατόρων
Do you want to see the important feasts and public holidays in Greece in 2028?
or do you want to see the date of Easter in 2029 and the movable feasts that depend on it?
To calculate the date of Orthodox Easter or the date of Catholic Easter for a given year, use our dedicated tool.
or do you want to see the date of Easter in 2029 and the movable feasts that depend on it?
To calculate the date of Orthodox Easter or the date of Catholic Easter for a given year, use our dedicated tool.