This year, however, the date of the Roman Catholic and Protestant observance of Easter coincides with the Orthodox churches. The two Easters are usually weeks apart, with the Western Christian ...

MOSCOW – Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in ...

This means the holiday typically falls later than Easter Sunday in Western Christian tradition. Orthodox Easter can sometimes fall at the same time as Western Easter, the last time being in 2017 ...

While Western Christians use the Gregorian Calendar created by Pope Gregory in 1582, Orthodox Christians use the Julian Calendar designed by Julius Caesar in 45 BC. Unlike Easter celebrated by ...

For Christians ... 2021 for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. As a result, the space between the two holidays can vary widely. Last year, western churches marked Easter on March 31 ...

and Eastern Orthodox people from Palestine. Those who practice western Christian faiths, including Catholics and Protestants, typically mark Easter in late March or early April. This year it fell ...

This weekend, Christians of all denominations are celebrating Easter ... the four Orthodox bishops in Germany, who spoke to DW on the subject. The Full Moon and the Calendar Why do Western ...