Orthodox Good Friday 2011

Orthodox Good Friday for the year 2011 is celebrated/ observed on Friday, April 22nd.

Orthodox Good Friday also called Great Friday and Holy Friday or just Great Friday is a day of remembrance of Jesus's death on the cross.

Orthodox Christian versus Christian Dates

Orthodox holidays follow the Julian calendar which generally has Orthodox Christian holidays following behind Christian (Gregorian calendar) holidays. Both calculate Easter and hence Good Friday (two days before Easter) according to the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. but Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar while Christians use the Gregorian calendar to calculate the date each year. The date of Easter is calculated based on the phases of the moon and the spring equinox.

Days to Orthodox Good Friday 2011

Friday, April 22nd is day number 112 of the 2011 calendar year with -12 years, -7 months, -16 days until Orthodox Good Friday 2011.

Orthodox Good Friday
Name(s):	Orthodox Good Friday, Great Friday, Holy Friday
Type:	Observance, Orthodox Christian
When:	Friday before Orthodox Easter