Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
Listed below are the countries who observe Orthodox Easter Day as a public holiday. If the holiday is observed over several days, these are listed below.
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Albania
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Georgia
Greece
Jordan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Moldova
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Sudan
Syria
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