Easter 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Tanzania

Easter is regarded as the most important of Christian holy days, and Easter in Tanzania is celebrated with two holiday on Good Friday and the day after Easter Sunday.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	7 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
	10 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
2024	29 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
	1 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
2025	18 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
	21 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
2026	3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
	6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

The date of Easter changes each year based on the centuries-old calculations that determine the Christian Ecclesiastical Calendar. This means that the date of Easter Sunday can be anytime between 22 March and 25 April.

Along with Christmas, Easter is one of the two biggest celebrations of the year for the Tanzania’s Christian population.

Special church services begin on Palm Sunday, when people bring palm branches to church and wave them as the march in processions through the streets. Some also take part in Way of the Cross processions on Good Friday. But almost everyone goes to church on Easter Sunday.

Easter Monday, on the other hand, is a time to recover from the holidays before heading back to work.

People will often buy new clothes and special items for their family’s Easter meal. Many will also make a point to listen to the presidential Easter address.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	15 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
	18 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
2021	2 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
	5 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
2020	10 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
	13 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
2019	19 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
	22 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
2018	30 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
	2 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
2017	14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
	17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday