Greek Orthodox Easter 1939 was on Sunday, April 9.
Greek Orthodox Easter 1950 fell on April 9 in the Julian calendar.
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Greek Orthodox Church members color their eggs red at Easter. (Red is the color of life.)
Romania is Christian (98%) and follows the Greek Orthodox calendar. Easter this year is one week after the Catholic Easter. Good Friday would be on the 17th .
Kaltsouni or kaltsounia are sweet traditional Cretan (Greek) pastries made for Orthodox Easter.
Orthodox Easter is the date when Eastern Orthodox Christians throughout the world celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This year, Orthodox Easter is on 27 April 2008, according to the Julian Calendar. The Western Christians (Catholics and Protestants) now use the Gregorian Calendar to calculate their Easter. Orthodox Easter is also known as 'Pascha' in Greek, and has continued to be celebrated in the same way by Orthodox Christians for over 2,000 years.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, (which includes Greek Orthodox Christians and Russian Orthodox Christians, etc.) Easter eggs are painted red, as this colour represents the blood that Christ shed for our sins during His crucifixion.
Greek Orthodox Christians (which is what I assume you meant by "the Greeks") celebrated Easter on April 27th in the year 2008.
Orthodox Easter 2111 will be on Sunday, May 3.
Orthodox Easter 2012 was on Sunday, April 15.
Orthodox Easter in 2013 is May 5th.
In 2012, Easter Orthodox (Russian, Greek, Serbian, Bulgarian +++ Easter is celebrated on April 15. one week later than Western (Protestant & Roman Catholic) Easter. Every few years the date line-up, due to a different calender: In the West - Gregorian / In the East - Justinian.