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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. The next earliest date for Orthodox Easter, March 23 in the Julian Calendar, last occurred in 1953, and will next occur in 2037. Both of these dates are ...
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.)
Orthodox Easter is usually several days or more than a month later than Western Easter. Among the Oriental Orthodox, some churches have changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar and the date for Easter, as for other fixed and moveable feasts, is the same as in the Western church. [93]
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.
Lieldienas celebration dates recent and coming years Year Western Christians Orthodox 2004 11 April 2005 27 March: 1 May 2006 16 April: 23 April 2007 8 April 2008 23 March: 27 April 2009 12 April: 19 April 2010 4 April 2011 24 April 2012 8 April: 15 April 2013 31 March: 5 May 2014 20 April 2015 5 April: 12 April 2016 27 March: 1 May 2017 16 ...
The Eastern Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar (versus the Gregorian calendar), which often means a different date for Easter Sunday, though the calendars do sometimes coincide. This year ...
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 the major feast days.