When is Easter Monday?
In 2026, Easter Monday falls on Monday, April 13, 2026. It is classified here as a Romanian public holiday.
History of Easter Monday
Easter Monday continues the Resurrection celebration after the central Sunday feast. The pace is usually less ceremonial than Easter Sunday, leaving time for relatives to visit, for remaining food to be shared and for a spring holiday to unfold at home or outdoors.
By listing the second day of Easter as a non-working day, Romanian law recognises that a major religious feast does not fit neatly into one morning. For visitors and workers, the practical point is simple: public offices close, and services may keep holiday schedules, even though celebrations vary from one family and parish to another.
Easter Monday is the legally protected second day of Paștele, not a weekday replacement for Easter Sunday. The distinction matters because Article 139 expressly lists the first and second days of Easter, allowing the celebration to continue through Monday even though Sunday is already a weekly rest day for many workers. Romanian Orthodox liturgy remains in Bright Week’s joyful register, while family life shifts from the formal Easter meal toward visits to relatives, godparents and friends. Food blessed or prepared for Sunday is shared again, and crowded roads may reflect return travel after the long weekend. Employees in a recognised Christian denomination receive the Easter days according to that denomination’s calendar under Article 139(2¹).
How Easter Monday is observed
A nationwide non-working public holiday on the Monday after Orthodox Easter. The date shown follows the Romanian Orthodox calendar. Article 139 grants Good Friday, Easter and Pentecost leave on the dates observed by each employee’s legally recognised Christian denomination.
Traditions of Easter Monday
Church services
Orthodox parishes hold liturgies and services appropriate to Easter Monday. Romanian families often make Easter Monday the visiting day, carrying red eggs and festive food to relatives or godparents.
Family table
Relatives exchange greetings, visit and share seasonal food after worship or a quiet day at home. Romanian families often make Easter Monday the visiting day, carrying red eggs and festive food to relatives or godparents.
Local custom
Food, singing, village events and the scale of celebration differ between regions and households. Romanian families often make Easter Monday the visiting day, carrying red eggs and festive food to relatives or godparents.
Dates and observance rules are checked against the official Romanian labour law and government guidance. Employer, school and local-service schedules can differ from the statutory public-holiday calendar.
History sources: Romanian Labour Inspectorate: Labour Code, Article 139, Romanian Legislative Portal: Labour Code, Romanian Patriarchate calendar of non-working holidays.
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