Date & time · maslenitsaHow many days until Maslenitsa

Maslenitsa falls 55 days before Orthodox Easter. The counter below runs in real time: days, hours, minutes and seconds until midnight on your own device clock.

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55 days before Orthodox Easter

What this day is

Pancake week starts 55 days before Orthodox Easter and ends on Forgiveness Sunday, the eve of Great Lent. The date moves with Easter rather than sitting on a fixed day.

This year—the year is not in the lunar table

Next year—the year is not in the lunar table

Day off or working dayWorking daycelebrated, but the day is a working one

Working days left—Monday to Friday, day-swaps not counted

Long weekend—the date does not sit next to a weekend

How the date is worked out55 days before Orthodox Easterthe same rule every year