Eastern Orthodox Easter 2026. Orthodox easter sunday in 2026 will be on april 12. Easter is regarded as the most important holy day by christians, and in north macedonia it is celebrated with a holiday on.

Following the practice of early jewish christians, eastern orthodox churches initially observed easter on the fourteenth day of nisan, or the first day of passover. The date of orthodox easter is based on the julian calendar and is generally later than the date of easter celebrated by the catholic church and protestants, which is based on.