{"id":1370083,"date":"2026-03-16T14:43:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/easter-2026-when-will-ukrainians-celebrate-the-holiday\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:43:35","slug":"easter-2026-when-will-ukrainians-celebrate-the-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/easter-2026-when-will-ukrainians-celebrate-the-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter 2026: when will Ukrainians celebrate the holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"

In<\/span> 2026<\/span> ,<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> believers<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> will celebrate<\/span> Easter<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday,<\/span> April<\/span> 12.<\/span> This<\/span> is<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the main<\/span> Christian<\/span> holidays,<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> a different<\/span> date every year<\/span> .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The date<\/span> of Easter<\/span> is determined<\/span> by<\/span> the church<\/span> Paschalia.<\/span> Traditionally<\/span> ,<\/span> the holiday<\/span> falls<\/span> on<\/span> the first<\/span> Sunday<\/span> after<\/span> the first<\/span> full<\/span> moon<\/span> that<\/span> occurs<\/span> after<\/span> the day<\/span> of the vernal<\/span> equinox,<\/span> which<\/span> conventionally<\/span> falls<\/span> on<\/span> March<\/span> 21<\/span> .<\/p>\n

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It is<\/span> according to<\/span> this<\/span> rule<\/span> that the day<\/span> of the Bright<\/span> Resurrection<\/span> of Christ<\/span> is calculated<\/span> in<\/span> the Orthodox<\/span> tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Orthodox<\/span> Church<\/span> of Ukraine<\/span> has switched<\/span> to<\/span> the new<\/span> Julian<\/span> calendar<\/span> since<\/span> 2023.<\/span> It<\/span> is considered<\/span> more accurate<\/span> than<\/span> the Julian calendar<\/span> and<\/span> closer<\/span> to<\/span> astronomical<\/span> events.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the same time,<\/span> the date<\/span> of Easter<\/span> remains<\/span> common<\/span> to<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> churches,<\/span> regardless<\/span> of<\/span> whether<\/span> they<\/span> use<\/span> the New Julian<\/span> or<\/span> Julian<\/span> calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Traditionally,<\/span> the celebration<\/span> of Easter<\/span> lasts<\/span> more than<\/span> one<\/span> day.<\/span> According to<\/span> church<\/span> tradition<\/span> , it<\/span> lasts<\/span> 40<\/span> days<\/span> –<\/span> this is<\/span> how<\/span> long,<\/span> according to<\/span> Christian<\/span> teachings,<\/span> Jesus<\/span> Christ<\/span> spent<\/span> with<\/span> his disciples<\/span> after<\/span> the Resurrection.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2026 , Orthodox believers in Ukraine will celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 12. This is one of the main Christian holidays, which has a different date every year . The date of Easter is determined by the church Paschalia. Traditionally , the holiday falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":676650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76878],"class_list":["post-1370083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1370083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1370083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1370083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}