Easter morning
Worshippers wear white netsela and fill churches at sunrise. Families break the long fast with festive meals after liturgy.
Ethiopian holiday
Date for
2026
Other years
Same holiday on the Gregorian and Ethiopian calendars.
Related holidays
About Fasika
Fasika is Ethiopian Orthodox Easter — the resurrection feast after fifty-five days of fasting.
Common questions
- Why does Fasika fall on a different date than Western Easter?
- The Ethiopian Orthodox Church uses its own calendar method for calculating Easter.
Sources: Wikipedia · Rod Waddington (CC BY-SA 2.0)