Good Friday 2025: Not a Federal Holiday, But Some Florida Schools Close

This coming Sunday is Easter Sunday 2025! But there are some other faith holidays that happen around Easter that come before the main event. There is only one more day left until you can go back to a small comfort or guilty pleasure that you gave up for Lent.

Last Thursday was the end of Lent, so this week is Holy Week. Good Friday and Holy Saturday follow. Many people will have a three-day Easter weekend because some schools and workplaces are closed on Good Friday. But not everyone gets a holiday, and it’s not a government holiday.

Why is Easter this year so late? What do you need to know about the religious holiday that goes along with it? Which Florida kids get the day off?

On what day is Easter Sunday 2025?

This coming Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, is Easter Sunday. The 20th of April is also a big public holiday for people who smoke weed. Easter has happened on April 20 before and will happen again in the future. However, this year’s will be the last time until the 2080s.

Which Easter date is the least common?

The Old Farmer’s Almanac and Harvard’s long-term trends both say that March 22 is the most unusual Easter date. April 24 comes in second, and March 23 comes in third.

What does “Good Friday” mean?

Good Friday is always the Friday before Easter Sunday. It is a day to remember when Jesus was killed.

According to Christianity.com, Good Friday is a big day for Christians because it marks what they see as the most important weekend in world history.

“Ever since Jesus died and rose from the dead, Christians have said that the cross and resurrection of Jesus were the turning point for everything.”

This Friday, April 18, 2025, is Good Friday. It comes the day after Holy Thursday, April 17, which is the last day of Lent.

What does the government do on Good Friday?

No, working for the government on Good Friday is not a federal holiday. However, in some places, it is a legal holiday.

Is Florida closed on Good Friday?

Not at all. That being said, Florida does not have a state holiday on Good Friday. It is a legal holiday, though, and state offices may be closed.

In Florida, do schools not open on Good Friday? Which schools are not open on April 18?

Florida students in six counties are the last ones to have spring break, which lasts until Good Friday:

• April 14–18 in Dixie
• Gilchrist: April 14–18
• April 14–21 in Hamilton
• April 14–18 in Lafayette
• Tax: April 14–18
• April 14–18 in Suwannee

Pay close attention to the school schedule for your area. Some schools are open, but most are closed.

Below is a list of schools that will be open and running:

• In Alachua, schools start on April 18.
• Baker: April 18 is the first day of school.
• Bay: April 18 was a school holiday.
• Bradford: April 18 was a holiday for schools
• Brevard: Schools are open on April 18 to make up for the storm
• Broward: April 18: No school
• Schools in Calhoun were closed on April 18.
• Charlotte: On April 18, schools were closed.
• Orange: April 18 and April 21 are school days.
• Clay: April 18 was a school day.
• Collier: April 18 is a holiday for schools
• Columbia: April 18 is a holiday for schools
• On April 18, DeSoto schools were closed.
• Dixie: Spring break lasts until April 18.
• Duval: April 18 was a school bus day.
• Escambia: April 18 is a holiday for schools
• In Flagler, the schools start on April 18.
• Franklin: April 18 was a school day.
• Schools were closed in Gadsden on April 18.
• Gilchrist: Spring break lasts until April 18.
• Glades: Schools were closed on April 18
• Gulf: April 18–21, schools were closed.
• Hamilton: Spring break lasts until April 18.
• Harlee: April 18 schools were closed
• Hendry: April 18–April 21: No school.
• Hernando: April 18 is a holiday for schools
• Highlands: April 18 is a holiday for schools
• Schools in Hillsborough were closed on April 18.
• Holmes: The school year starts April 18
• Indian River schools were closed on April 18.
• Jackson: April 18 was a holiday for schools
• Jefferson: Spring break lasts until April 18.
• Lafayette: April 18 is a holiday for schools
• Lake: April 18 is a holiday for schools
• Lee: April 18, 21, and 22 schools were closed.
• Leon: April 18 was a school day.
• Levy: Spring break lasts until April 18.
• Liberty: April 18 was a school day.
• Madison: April 18 saw the end of school.
• Manatee: April 18 is a holiday for schools.
• Marion: April 18 saw the end of school.
• Martin: April 18 and 21 were school days.
• In Miami-Dade, schools were closed on April 18.
• Monroe: April 18 saw the end of school.
• In Nassau, schools start on April 18.
• Okaloosa: April 18 is the first day of school.
• In Okeechobee, schools were closed on April 18.
• Orange: April 18 is the first day of school.
• In Osceola, schools start on April 18.
• Palm Beach: April 18 is a holiday for schools
• Pasco: April 18, 21, and 22: schools got out
• Pineland: April 18: No school
• Polk: April 18 was a school holiday.
• Putnam: April 18 was a school holiday.
• Christmas Rosa: April 18 is a holiday.
• Schools in Sarasota were closed on April 18.
• Schools in Seminole start on April 18.
• In St. Johns, schools were closed on April 18.
• Schools are closed in St. Lucie on April 18.
• Sumter: April 18: No school.
• Suwannee: Spring break lasts until April 18.
• Taylor, the schools start on April 18.
• Union: April 18: Schools were closed
• Voula: Schools start on April 18
• Wakulla: April 18 is a holiday for schools
• Walton: April 18 was a school day.
• DC: Schools start on April 18

What is the week of Easter? These are the seven days of Holy Week.

Holy Week is this week. It is the most important week in the Catholic faith. On April 13, Palm Sunday was the first day. This weekend, Easter Sunday is the last day.

During Holy Week, these days happen:

• Jesus entered Jerusalem with victory on Palm Sunday.
• On Monday, Jesus used a whip to clean out the temple.
• Ashes were put on Jesus with oil at Bethany on Tuesday, and he preached on the Mount of Olives.
• Wednesday was the day that Judas betrayed Jesus.
• Christ had the Last Supper, prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, and was taken on Holy Thursday.
• Jesus was put to death on Good Friday, nailed to a cross, and died there.
• Christ was laid to rest in the tomb on Holy Saturday.
• Christ rose from the dead on Easter Sunday.

This year, Easter Sunday comes so late.

Easter Sunday is not always in the same place each year. It can happen in late April. Because of this, all the faith holidays that happen before Easter also happen later in the year.

If you are Eastern Orthodox or not, the dates of Easter and the holidays that go with it are different. The Julian calendar was used by the Roman Empire and is used by the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is a solar calendar. The Old Farmer’s Almanac says that this year, both Eastern Orthodox Easter and Easter fall on the same day.

When does Easter happen every year? It changes every year because it is a “movable feast.” Based on the Gregorian calendar, it is always celebrated on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25.

“However, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Easter can be celebrated from April 4 to May 8… Long-term trends show that March 22 is the most unusual date for Easter. April 24 comes in second, and March 23 comes in third.

Every year, Easter falls on a different day.

The date of Easter changes every year because it is based on the moon, just like Lunar New Year. My trusty old farm book says that Easter Sunday always happens on the first Sunday after the full moon on the spring equinox.

In the Jewish calendar, Easter is based on the phases of the moon. Christmas, on the other hand, is based on the sun and falls close to the winter solstice.

“In the Christian faith, the Last Supper, which was the last meal Jesus ate with his disciples before he died on the cross, was a Passover feast.” The date of Easter can change because it depends on the lunar month, which lasts 29.5 days.

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