Greek Easter Sunday 2024. With the resurrection celebrated, easter sunday marks the beginning of festivities. Orthodox easter will fall on sunday, may 5th, 2024, according to the julian calendar used by much of the eastern orthodox christians.
Greeks prepare for easter forty days prior to the great feast, with fasting, prayer, and the attendance of liturgies through holy saturday when the resurrection of christ is celebrated on easter sunday. I love this holiday period in greece and in this article, i explain why greek easter means so much here, the most important greek easter customs and traditions, key greek easter expressions and greetings, and the best places to visit during greek easter.