Easter in 2025 will be unique, as Christians of all denominations will celebrate it on the same day, writes IZ. This is a rather rare event, since Orthodox Christians usually celebrate according to the Julian or New Julian calendar, and Catholics – according to the Gregorian. In 2025, Easter falls on April 20. The last time such unity in the date of celebration was in 2017, when all Christians celebrated the holiday on April 16. The next similar coincidence will occur in 2028.
The difference in the celebration of Easter arose due to different calculation methods. Catholics and Protestants use the Gregorian calendar, where the date of the vernal equinox falls on March 21. Orthodox Christians follow the Julian or Neo-Julian calendar, where this date is shifted to April 3. Both traditions count the date of Easter from the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs after the vernal equinox. That is why the dates of the celebration may not coincide.
Easter also affects the dates of other Christian holidays. Lent, which precedes the holiday, in 2025 will begin on March 3 and end on April 19. Palm Sunday falls on April 13, a week before Easter. And Pentecost or Holy Trinity Day will be celebrated by Christians on June 8. These holidays are of key importance in the church year and are celebrated by all denominations, although the dates sometimes differ.
In addition to 2025, by the end of the decade, Christian Easter will coincide once more. In 2028, all denominations will celebrate together on April 16. In other years, differences will remain. For example, in 2026, Catholics will celebrate Easter on April 5, and Orthodox Christians on April 12. Such differences are due not only to calendar differences, but also to traditions that have been formed over the centuries.
Recall that we previously wrote when we celebrate the Meeting of the Lord in 2025
