“Easter is an extremely important holiday for Ukrainians, the traditions of which are passed down from generation to generation. Many people are already interested in the date of the Bright Resurrection of Christ in 2026. When will Easter be celebrated in 2026? Today, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) uses the New Julian calendar, which it switched to in 2023. It is more perfect than Julian”, — write on: ua.news
Easter is an extremely important holiday for Ukrainians, the traditions of which are passed down from generation to generation.
Many people are already interested in the date of the Bright Resurrection of Christ in 2026.
When will Easter be celebrated in 2026
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) today uses the New Julian calendar, which it switched to in 2023. It is more perfect than Julian, more accurate and closer to astronomical events than Gregorian.
To calculate the date of Easter, all Christians follow the same rule: the holiday is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon that follows the day of the vernal equinox (March 21 conventionally).
Earlier, the OCU press service emphasized that the date of Easter is common both for those who use the “old” style (Julian calendar) and for supporters of the “new” style (New Julian calendar). “After all, the calendar tradition regarding the calculation of Easter is common to all Local Orthodox Churches,” the department explained.
At the same time, Orthodox and Catholics use different Easter holidays, so the date of Easter does not always coincide.
According to the official church calendar of the OCU, the Bright Resurrection of Christ in 2026 falls on Sunday, April 12.
The calendar for 2026, which contains information about the liturgical instructions of the Kyiv Metropolis, was published at the end of September 2025.
The press service of OCU reminds that the calendar traditionally includes:
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information about church holidays and fasts;
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general and daily liturgical information;
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alphabetical index of male and female names of saints;
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a directory of the Kyiv Metropolitanate, dioceses, synodal institutions and institutions of spiritual education;
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photo chronicle of the life of the autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Thus, in order to find out the exact date of Easter and plans for services, it is enough for believers to refer to the official church calendar for the following year.
We will remind you that on April 20, 2025, Orthodox believers around the world celebrated one of the greatest holidays – the Resurrection of the Lord, Easter. On the same day, according to the new calendar, a miraculous image is honored – the Cypriot icon of the Mother of God.
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