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Orthodox Good Friday 2019


Vespers of Good Friday at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral Toronto, Canada.
April 2019
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April Fools Day
Monday April 1
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or -2062 days

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Palm Sunday
Sunday April 14
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or -2049 days

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Good Friday
Friday April 19
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or -2044 days

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Easter
Sunday April 21
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or -2042 days

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Earth Day
Monday April 22
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or -2041 days

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Orthodox Good Friday
Friday April 26
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or -2037 days

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Orthodox Good Friday for the year 2019 is celebrated/ observed on Friday, April 26.


Orthodox Good Friday also called Great Friday and Holy Friday or just Great Friday is a day of remembrance of Jesus's death on the cross.

Orthodox Christian versus Christian Dates

Orthodox holidays follow the Julian calendar which generally has Orthodox Christian holidays following behind Christian (Gregorian calendar) holidays. Both calculate Easter and hence Good Friday (two days before Easter) according to the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. but Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar while Christians use the Gregorian calendar to calculate the date each year. The date of Easter is calculated based on the phases of the moon and the spring equinox.

Days to Orthodox Good Friday 2019

Friday, April 26th is day number 116 of the 2019 calendar year with -5 years, -6 months, -26 days until Orthodox Good Friday 2019.


Orthodox Good Friday
Name(s):Orthodox Good Friday, Great Friday, Holy Friday
Type:Observance, Orthodox Christian
When:Friday before Orthodox Easter

Dates for Orhtodox Good Friday

HolidayDateDays to Go
Orhtodox Good Friday 2023 Friday, April 14, 2023 -588
Orhtodox Good Friday 2024 Friday, May 03, 2024 -203
Orhtodox Good Friday 2025 Friday, April 18, 2025 147
Orhtodox Good Friday 2026 Friday, April 10, 2026 504
Orhtodox Good Friday 2027 Friday, April 30, 2027 889
Orhtodox Good Friday 2028 Friday, April 14, 2028 1239


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