Easter in Bulgaria in 2026 is on April 12th 2026.
Easter in Bulgaria in 2026 falls on April 12th. Easter is a significant public holiday in Bulgaria. In 2026, in addition to the weekend of April 11th and 12th, the non-working days also include Friday, April 10th, and Monday, April 13th.
The holiday marks the end of the Orthodox Easter fasting period, which begins on the Monday following Sirni Zagovezni (the Sunday of Forgiveness), celebrated on February 22nd in 2026.
Here are the dates for Bulgarian Orthodox Easter fasting and Easter itself for the next five years:
2027
Fasting begins on March 15th. Orthodox Easter falls on May 2nd.
2028
Fasting begins on February 27th. Orthodox Easter falls on April 16th.
2029
Fasting begins on February 22nd. Orthodox Easter falls on April 12th.
2030
Fasting begins on February 25th. Orthodox Easter falls on April 8th.
2031
Fasting begins on February 16th. Orthodox Easter falls on April 13th.
Some interesting facts about Orthodox Easter
- Easter falls on a different date every year.
- The earliest possible date is April 4th, and the latest possible date is May 8th.
- In 2010, Easter was celebrated on April 4th, and this will be the last time it’s celebrated on that date in this century.
- We will celebrate on May 8th in the year 2078.
- The countries that celebrate Easter on April 12th, 2026, are: Belarus, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Cyprus, Moldova, Romania, Russia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Montenegro, and Ethiopia.
- The date of Easter is calculated as follows: It is the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox.
- Catholic Easter and Orthodox Easter sometimes fall on the same date, but more often they are on different dates because Catholics calculate Easter according to the Gregorian calendar, while Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar.“