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Eastern Orthodox
The entire week following Orthodox Pascha (Orthodox Easter) is called Bright Week and is treated as one extended feast. tely forbidden during Bright Week.
Royal Doors of the iconostasis remain open throughout the week. It usually falls on or around 5 April 2026.
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At a glance
- Type
- liturgical season
- Date type
- Moveable (changes with Easter)
- Regions
- Eastern Christianity
- Themes
- Resurrection
- Liturgical colour
- White, Gold
Common questions
Bright Week is observed on 5 April 2026. Moveable feasts shift each year; fixed feasts stay on the same calendar date.
The entire week following Orthodox Pascha (Orthodox Easter) is called Bright Week and is treated as one extended feast. Fasting is completely forbidden during Bright Week. Royal Doors of the iconostasis remain open throughout the week. Special services called "Bright [Day] morning prayer" are celebrated. A particular remembrance within Bright Week is Bright Friday, which is the feast of the "Life-Giving Spring" (Theotoko
It is associated with Eastern Orthodox. It falls in the Easter season of the liturgical year.
