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Is Easter Monday A Federal Holiday?

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Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and a public holiday in some countries.

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Easter Monday is the second day of Eastertide and in Western Christianity, it is also the second day of the Octave of Easter, and in Eastern Christianity, it is also the second day of Bright Week.

Easter Monday is celebrated in the Catholic church and also called the Monday of the Angel “because we recall the meeting of the angel with the women who arrived at Jesus’s tomb (see Mt 28:1-15).

In the Eastern Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches, this day is called “Bright Monday” or “Renewal Monday”.

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The services, as in the rest of Bright Week, are quite different from during the rest of the year and are similar to the services on Pascha (Easter Sunday) and include an outdoor procession after the Divine Liturgy.

Is Easter Monday A Federal Holiday?

Easter Monday is a holiday in a lot of Christian countries.

However, in the United States, Easter Monday is not a federal holiday, and is generally not observed on a nationwide level, apart from a few traditions such as the White House Easter egg roll.


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