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Orthodox Good Friday 2020


Vespers of Good Friday at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral Toronto, Canada.
April 2020
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April Fools Day
Wednesday April 1
-4 years, -6 months, -2 days
or -1646 days

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Palm Sunday
Sunday April 5
-4 years, -5 months, -28 days
or -1642 days

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Good Friday
Friday April 10
-4 years, -5 months, -23 days
or -1637 days

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Easter
Sunday April 12
-4 years, -5 months, -21 days
or -1635 days

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Orthodox Good Friday
Friday April 17
-4 years, -5 months, -16 days
or -1630 days

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Earth Day
Wednesday April 22
-4 years, -5 months, -11 days
or -1625 days

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Orthodox Good Friday for the year 2020 is celebrated/ observed on Friday, April 17.


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 2020

Friday, April 17th is day number 108 of the 2020 calendar year with -4 years, -5 months, -16 days until Orthodox Good Friday 2020.


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 -538
Orhtodox Good Friday 2024 Friday, May 03, 2024 -153
Orhtodox Good Friday 2025 Friday, April 18, 2025 197
Orhtodox Good Friday 2026 Friday, April 10, 2026 554
Orhtodox Good Friday 2027 Friday, April 30, 2027 939
Orhtodox Good Friday 2028 Friday, April 14, 2028 1289


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