Coptic calendar

The Catholic and the Armenian Church celebrate on Sunday, April 21, the largest Christian holiday of the Resurrection of Christ.

The discrepancy with the Orthodox Christians, for which Easter is a week later, is due to the different calendar. Orthodox follow the Julian calendar, and the Catholics - the Gregorian.

BELGRADE – Millions of Orthodox Christians across the world are celebrating Easter, their most important religious holiday. The resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday is celebrated in 70 countries worldwide according to the Julian calendar. This year Roman Catholics and Protestants marked Easter in March, according to the Gregorian calendar.