Greek Australians
Why Easter is the best-kept tradition in the Greek Diaspora
Written By: KTE Executive Board
This year’s Easter Sunday is unique in that Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians will celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the same day – April 20, 2025. It’s a convergence that only occurs about once every four years, due to the ecclesiastical differences between the Gregorian and Julian calendars, which differ in their calculation of Easter. Unlike Western Christian denominations, Orthodox Christians follow the older Julian calendar and observe additional guidelines, such as ensuring Easter always falls after Jewish Passover, to preserve the biblical sequence of events.