Easter Sunday 2029: Sunday, April 1
In 2029, Easter falls on Sunday, April 1. It is an early Easter: only 22% of the years from 1900 to 2100 have an earlier one. Easter last fell on April 1 in 2018; it will again in 2040.
Movable feasts in 2029
| Feast | Date | From Easter |
|---|---|---|
| Mardi Gras | Tuesday, February 13 | -47 days |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 14 | -46 days |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 25 | -7 days |
| Holy Thursday | Thursday, March 29 | -3 days |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 30 | -2 days |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 1 | Easter Sunday |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 2 | +1 day |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 10 | +39 days |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 20 | +49 days |
| Whit Monday | Monday, May 21 | +50 days |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, May 31 | +60 days |
Carnival ends on Mardi Gras, February 13. Lent starts the next day, on Ash Wednesday, February 14, and lasts until Holy Saturday, March 31: 40 days of fasting, the six Sundays not counted. Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday, March 25, to Easter. Pentecost comes seven weeks after Easter, on Sunday, May 20.
Orthodox Easter 2029
Orthodox Easter falls on Sunday, April 8, 1 week after Western Easter, because the Orthodox churches compute it with the Julian calendar. Great Lent starts on Clean Monday, February 19; Orthodox Ascension falls on Thursday, May 17 and Pentecost on Sunday, May 27.
Public holidays around Easter 2029
- Good Friday, March 30: public holiday in Switzerland (most cantons), Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Brazil, and in Alsace-Moselle in France.
- Easter Monday, April 2: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland (most cantons), the United Kingdom (not in Scotland), Germany, Austria and Italy.
- Ascension Day, Thursday, May 10: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The Friday after, Friday, May 11, is a popular bridge day.
- Whit Monday, May 21: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland (most cantons), Germany and Austria.
- Corpus Christi, Thursday, May 31: public holiday in Austria and Portugal, and in several German states and Swiss cantons.
The public holidays calendar gives the full list for each country in 2029. The Easter date calculator explains the rule and gives any other year.