Easter Friday, or Bright Friday, is the sixth day in the Christian season of Eastertide. At times, this name has been confused with Good Friday,[1] which falls a week earlier.
Since the date of Easter is calculated differently by Eastern and Western Christians, the date of the Western Churches' Easter Friday is often different from the Eastern Bright Friday. In Western Christianity, Easter Friday is also the sixth day of the Octave of Easter.[2]
In the Roman Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches and some Anglican Churches, Easter Friday falls within the Octave of Easter.[2] The date of Easter Friday changes from year to year, following the changing date of Easter Week. Since Easter Sunday falls between March 22 and April 25, it follows that Easter Friday falls between March 27 and April 30. Occurrence in March is relatively uncommon, with the most recent occurrence having been March 28, 2008 and the next occurrence to be March 30, 2035.
Because the date of Pascha is movable, Bright Friday is a part of the Paschal cycle, and changes from year to year. Eastern Christianity calculates the date of Easter differently from the West (see Computus for details). In 2019 it fell on May 3 (April 20 Old Style), in 2020 it fell on April 24 (April 11) and in 2021 it fell on May 7 (April 24).
^For example, the song "Easter Friday Archived 24 April 2014 at archive.today" by Simone Richardson, 2006. Published by Emu Music.
^ abGramenz, Stefan (6 April 2021). "Eastertide Lections". The Lutheran Missal.
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Bright Friday: The Life Giving Spring of the Mother of God Orthodox icon and synaxarion
April 11, 2024
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