Public holidays · 2029
Orthodox Easter Sunday falls on Sunday, April 8, 2029 in Albania in 2029.
A public holiday across Albania: most employees have the day off.
In 2029 it falls on a Sunday, a weekend day; check whether a substitute day is given.
The date changes from year to year.
Saturday and Sunday · A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.
Orthodox Easter Sunday is the day on which Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. In Albania and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, countries with several large religious communities, it is a recognised holiday, alongside Catholic Easter Sunday, so that Easter appears twice in the calendar in most years. In Albania both Easters are official holidays under the law on official holidays and commemorative days, and when one falls on a weekend the next working day is a day off, which is why the site shows an observed day on 4 May 2027. In Bosnia and Herzegovina the holiday is tied to the Orthodox community and, by the site's data, to the Federation and Republika Srpska.
The celebration centres on the midnight service on Holy Saturday night. The faithful hold lit candles, exchange the greeting Christ is risen, and afterwards break the Lenten fast with eggs, lamb and sweet bread. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, as in neighbouring Serbia, red eggs are cracked against one another in a game, and the holy day is spent with the family. Visitors will find the churches crowded. The week that follows Easter is Bright Week, during which the Holy Doors of the iconostasis stay open, fasting is lifted and the greeting Christ is risen is used in place of ordinary salutations.
Everywhere in Albania.
Also known as: E diela e Pashkëve Ortodokse (ditë pushimi e shtyrë) · Orthodox Easter Sunday (observed)
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A public holiday across Albania: most employees have the day off.
Sunday, April 8, 2029.