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The earliest dates for Easter in the Eastern Orthodox Church between 1875 and 2099 are April 4, 1915 and April 4, 2010 (Gregorian). Both dates are equivalent to 22 March in the Julian Calendar . Latest Easter
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rules for fasting or feasting that correspond to the day of the week or time of year in relationship to ...
To obtain the date of Eastern Orthodox Easter on the latter calendar, 13 days (as of 1900 through 2099) must be added to the Julian dates, producing the dates below, in the last row. (Until AD 2099, 21 March Julian equates to 3 April Gregorian.)
The Orthodox Easter date is always nearer to the March equinox because it is observed on the first Sunday following the first full moon after Passover. This year, Orthodox Easter is on Sunday, May ...
Eastern Orthodox and Greek Orthodox believers celebrate Orthodox Easter. When is Orthodox Easter? Greek Easter and Orthodox Easter always fall between April 4 and May 8 each year.
Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the feast of the death and Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), is the greatest of all holy days and as such it is called the "feast of feasts". Immediately below it in importance, there is a group of Twelve Great Feasts (Greek: Δωδεκάορτον). Together with Pascha ...
February 12, 2024 at 6:03 AM. The Christian celebration of Easter is a movable feast that is observed on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. However, Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate ...
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, [9] [10] [11] and also called the Greek Orthodox Church [12] or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, [a] [13] [14] with approximately 230 million baptised members.