In 2019, Orthodox and Catholic Easter will be celebrated on different days. Catholics will meet the Bright Resurrection of Christ a week earlier than the Orthodox.
Easter is one of the most important Christian holidays; believers look forward to it and prepare for it in a special way - they fast. In Catholicism and Orthodoxy, there are many rolling church holidays that are tied to the solar calendar, but since the Catholic and Orthodox churches live on different calendars (Gregorian and Julian, respectively), most holidays are celebrated on different days and only occasionally the dates of the celebration fall on the same number … Easter is just a passing holiday, therefore, in order to find out the exact date on which the festival falls, certain calculations should be made.
When is Easter in 2019 in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Europe
In the countries of the former post-Soviet space, most churches live according to the Julian calendar, so the Easter dates in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia are the same. In 2019, the Bright Resurrection of Christ in these countries will be celebrated on April 28.
As for Europe, in most countries (for example, Italy, Poland, Spain, Lithuania, Portugal, France, etc.) Catholicism dominates, and since the date of Easter in the Catholic Church is calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, the Resurrection of the Lord Catholics will meet a week earlier - April 21.
It should be noted that the date of the celebration of Easter does not depend on the country of residence, but on the direction of the Christian faith. That is, if you are a Catholic and live in Russia or Ukraine (where most people are Orthodox), then the Bright Resurrection of Christ in your case must be celebrated on April 21.
