Octave of Easter

The Octave of Easter is the eight-day period, or octave, that begins on Easter Sunday and ends with Second Sunday of Easter. It marks the beginning of Eastertide. The first seven of these eight days are also collectively known as Easter Week.

This article is about the eight-day celebration in Western Christianity. For the octave day (the last of the eight days), see Second Sunday of Easter. For the similar period in Eastern Christianity, see Bright Week.
"Easter Week" redirects here. For the week before Easter, see Holy Week.
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