When is Orthodox Easter 2026?
Orthodox Easter 2026 was on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
Western Easter is on Sunday, April 5 this year.
Orthodox Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on this Sunday. It is the same day as Western Easter in some years and up to five weeks later in others.
How the date is set: Easter by the Julian calendar (the same Sunday as Western Easter in some years).
The date in other years
A short history
Easter, also called Pasch () or Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian celebration and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the Bible's New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Easter-observing Christians commonly refer to the last week of Lent, before Easter, as Holy Week. In Western Christian denominations that observe the liturgical calendar, Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday (marking the entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem), includes Spy Wednesday (on which the betrayal of Jesus is mourned), and contains the days of the Easter Triduum including Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Maundy and Last Supper, as well as Good…
From Wikipedia’s article Easter, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related days
Sources
- Easter tables (computus), as used by the churches Dates
- Wikipedia: Easter Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)