The countdown toward Easter, the "Feast of Feasts," begins on February 23, 2026, with the dawn of Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) ...

POTTSTOWN — The holiest days on the Orthodox Christian Church calendar will be celebrated this year with Easter Sunday on May 5. Orthodox Christians typically say “Pascha” when referring to Easter.

While the Easter season ended for some on April 17, Sunday will mark Easter for Orthodox Christians. Easter, a “moveable feast,” does not happen on the same day each year. Western Christianity ...

What Is Greek Orthodox Easter? Greek Orthodox Easter is the conclusion of Greek Orthodox's "Great Lent," a strict 40-day period of fasting. Great Lent ends on Lazarus Saturday, which is when Orthodox ...

No, this is not a misprint. Sunday is Easter for members of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in East Moline, and St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Rock Island. The date for Easter, or Pascha, is ...

Fourteen-year-old Stephanie Vandenberg of Gilbert has always felt sorry for other Christians. "You don’t celebrate Easter at the right time," she has told those who wonder why her Easter, or Pascha, ...

EAST MOLINE -- Making a mess is one of Pastor Peter Pappas's favorite Pascha parts. Greek Orthodox churches observe Pascha, or Easter, this weekend, following a different schedule developed by the ...