What Is Greek Orthodox Easter? Greek Orthodox Easter is the conclusion of Greek Orthodox's "Great Lent," a strict 40-day period of fasting. Great Lent ends on Lazarus Saturday, which is when Orthodox ...

Growing up Greek American, the question, "when is Orthodox Easter this year?" always popped up once the warmer weather rolled around. I always looked forward to the traditions and food that came along ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — While many have already celebrated Easter and Passover, those in the Orthodox community have not. Their lesser-known holiday, Orthodox Easter, is Sunday, May 5th. You may know it ...

The vast majority of the Christian world celebrates Easter next weekend, but not all of Europe celebrates it on the same date. While for Roman Catholics and Protestants, Easter Sunday is on 5 April, ...

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a united celebration in 2025, for the first time in eight years. Father John Basarab, pastor of Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church, celebrates ...

For many Christians, Easter was celebrated this year on March 31. But for Eastern Orthodox Christians, the celebration of Jesus Christ's Resurrection occurs more than a month later, on May 5. Most ...

I hope all of you had a wonderful Easter like we did with family. Like I tell everyone, we live in this awesome country, so we celebrate both Easters. This week we experience the orthodox Holy Week, ...

Greek Easter is the same as Orthodox Easter. As such, it always falls after Passover, sometime between April 4 and May 8 annually. Greek Easter is also called "Pascha." This means "Passover" in Greek, ...