When are the Easter holidays 2021?

In 2021, Holy Week begins on March 28 with Palm Sunday and ends – a week later – with Easter. The holidays, meanwhile, go from Thursday 2 to Easter Sunday, the date of which is April 5..

Strictly speaking, Maundy Thursday is the only religious week to be considered a national holiday. While the others – Friday and Saturday – are considered non-active.

The difference between one and the other is that the first, if you work, you will have to pay twice the usual day. Of course, the latter will be paid as a normal day and will be at the employer’s choice if he requires the presence of the worker.

The date of Holy Week, for its part, is subject to the liturgical calendar based on the, which has 28 days, unlike solar which is more extensive. In this context, Easter Sunday is always celebrated between March 22 and April 25 and falls on the Sunday following the first full moon after March 21. That is to say after the spring equinox of the northern hemisphere (autumn in the south).

In 2021, Earth’s natural satellite will be seen in its full phase on March 28. Therefore, Easter Sunday will be celebrated on April 4.

THE NATION