Latest News About Which Countries Celebrate Orthodox Easter

Orthodox Easter is celebrated on different dates depending on the calendar used by each church, with the majority of Orthodox churches observing it on a different Sunday from Western Christian churches most years. The countries where Orthodox Easter is officially recognized as a public holiday or widely celebrated include several in Europe, the Middle East, and the Caucasus region, with variations by year and local practice.

Key countries where Orthodox Easter is commonly observed as a public holiday or major nationwide celebration:

• Bulgaria
• Cyprus
• Greece
• Romania
• Russia
• Ukraine
• Moldova
• Georgia
• Albania
• North Macedonia
• Armenia (Orthodox Christian communities and national calendar observances)

Additional notes:

• Public holiday status varies by country and year; some places treat Easter Monday or Holy Week days as public holidays, while others observe civil holidays on specific dates only when Easter falls on a particular Sunday.
• In several countries with significant Orthodox populations, like Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, and parts of the Balkans, Orthodox Easter is celebrated by local communities and sometimes marked with public ceremonies or festive activities, but not always as national statutory holidays.
• The exact date changes annually because Orthodox Easter follows the Julian calendar and is often offset from the Gregorian calendar used in Western churches; occasionally, exceptions occur where the date aligns with Western Easter (as noted in some years when calendars converge).[3][8]

If you’d like, I can tailor this list to your preferred region or provide a quick calendar view for the next 5–10 years showing Orthodox Easter dates and which countries typically observe public holidays around them.