Greek Orthodox Easter is on a different day than catholic Easter because they follow different calendar called the Julian calendar. Catholics use the Gregorian calendar. This was the original calendar used by the Greek Orthodox church when it was implemented by Julius Ceasar who was the emperor of the Roman Empire, hence the name, Julian calendar. The Catholic Church switched over to the Gregorian calendar but the Orthodox Church remained with the original one.
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This is why Greek Orthodox Easter is on a different day than Catholic Easter
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k_tsoukalas
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This is 100% true! Also, Orthodox Easter has to take place after passover.
Those are 2 basic reasons why Greek Orthodox Easter is on a different day then it is for the Catholic and Protestant Churches. There are other very interesting reasons as well that I am vague about, something to do with the vernal equinox and the full moon. Maybe GOARCH has more specific info.
nadellii
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Here is some info about Easter from GOARCH but it does not fully describe why the Easters are different https://www.goarch.org/en/pascha
