This year, the Eastern Orthodox Church observes Easter on Sunday, April 20. The pseudo-holiday, commonly known as 4/20, is celebrated by many marijuana smokers both in the United States and around ...

Christians around the world will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on the same Sunday this year, a day of alignment that church leaders, including the pope, have celebrated as a blessing.

In a rare occasion, Orthodox Easter will also fall on Sunday 20 April. In the Christian faith, the full moon of Spring is known as the "Paschal Full Moon," which comes from the Aramaic word for ...

For Orthodox Christians, the cycle of the liturgical services, including, for example, which gospel lessons we’re supposed to read each and every Sunday, begins on Easter Sunday. Diaz (Catholic ...

On Sunday, April 20, 2025, people around the world will celebrate Orthodox Easter, including in countries such as: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria ...

This year, Easter Sunday is observed on Sunday, April 20. The timing of the holiday varies from year to year. This year, Easter and Eastern Orthodox Easter fall on the same date, according to The ...

Video. Preparations for Orthodox Easter are underway at the Bachkovo Monastery in southern Bulgaria, the second largest and one of the oldest in the country.

This year, Orthodox Easter will be observed on the same day as the Western one: Sunday, 20 April. The shared date is relatively rare as the churches use different calendars. Orthodox Easter is ...

In the Gregorian calendar, it is always observed on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25,” the almanac says. “However, Easter can be observed between April 4 and May 8 in the Eastern Orthodox Church ...