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'''Easter Monday''' is the second day of [[EasterEastertide]] and a public holiday in some countries. In [[Western Christianity]] it marks the second day of the [[Octave of Easter]]; in [[Eastern Christianity]] it marks the second day of [[Bright Week]].

In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] and [[Byzantine Rite]] [[Eastern Catholic Churches|Catholic Churches]], this day is called "Bright Monday" or "Renewal Monday". The services, as in the rest of Bright Week, are quite different from during the rest of the year and are similar to the services on Pascha (Easter Sunday) and include an outdoor [[Procession#Outdoors|procession]] after the [[Divine Liturgy]]. While this is prescribed for all days of Bright Week, often they are only celebrated on Monday and maybe a couple of other days in parish churches, especially in non-Orthodox countries.

In Australia, Easter Monday is a public holiday.<ref>{{Citecite web |title=Public holidays |url=httphttps://maps.finance.gov.au/pay-and-employment/leave-and-public-holidays/|title=Public public-holidays &#124; australia|website=maps.finance.gov.au|website=public-holidays |access-date=3011 May 2021}}{{Dead link|date=FebruaryJune 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Some people enjoy outdoor sporting events, such as the [[Oakbank Easter Racing Carnival]] in South Australia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theracessa.com.au/racing-club/oakbank|title=Oakbank {{!}}|website=www.theracessa.com.au|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> and the [[Stawell Gift]] in Victoria,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stawellgift.com/|title=Stawell Gift – Australia's richest footrace|website=www.stawellgift.com|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> as well as a traditional [[Australian Football League|AFL]] match between [[Geelong Cats]] and the [[Hawthorn Hawks]] at the MCG. Since 2014, The [[National Rugby League|NRL]] have held the [[Easter Monday match (NRL)]] between the [[Parramatta Eels]] and [[Wests Tigers]] match at [[Stadium Australia]]. [[Australian Three Peaks Race]] in [[Tasmania]] until 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://threepeaks.org.au/ |title=Three Peaks Recess. 2015 Race Cancelled. |access-date=14 April 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301082530/http://threepeaks.org.au/ |archive-date=1 March 2017 }}</ref>

In Spain, Easter Monday is an official public holiday in [[Catalonia]], the [[Land of Valencia]], the [[Balearic Islands]], [[Navarre]], the [[Basque Country (greater region)|Basque Country]], [[Cantabria]], and [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Resolución de 23 de octubre de 2023, de la Dirección General de Trabajo, por la que se publica la relación de fiestas laborales para el año 2024. |date=23 October 2023 |url=https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2023-22014 |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref> In Catalonia, the Land of Valencia, and Murcia a feature of this day is a pastry called [[Easter mona]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Twenty things you didn't know about the Mona de Pasqua |url=https://www.barcelona.cat/culturapopular/en/noticia/infobarcelonaentwenty-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-mona-de-pasqua_491374 |website=Barcelona City Council|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref> It is usually given by godparents to their godchildren, and it is traditional for families or groups of friends to gather for a trip somewhere, like the countryside, to eat the ''mona''.<ref>{{cite web |title=La mona de Pasqua |url=http://www.festes.org/noticia.php?id_noti=43 |website=Festes.org |language=ca}}</ref>

In the United States, Easter Monday is not a federal holiday, <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissalpay-proceduresleave/federal-holidays/|title=Federal Holidays|website=U.S. Office of Personnel Management|access-date=191 SeptemberApril 20192024}}</ref> and there are few national observances apart from traditions such as the [[Egg rolling#United States|White House Easter egg roll]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/eastereggroll/|title=The White House Easter Egg Roll|language=en-US|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> On a local level, the day is informally observed in some areas such as the state of [[North Dakota]], and some cities in [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Michigan]], and [[Indiana]]. Easter Monday was a public holiday in [[North Carolina]] from 1935 to 1987, due to the early-20th-century tradition of state government workers taking the day off to attend the annual baseball game between [[North Carolina State University|North Carolina State College]] and [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest College]].<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0786474523|title = The Easter Monday Baseball Game: North Carolina State and Wake Forest on the Diamond, 1899-1956|last1 = Peeler|first1 = Tim|date = 2 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alumniblog.ncsu.edu/2010/03/19/looking-back-at-easter-monday-baseball/|title = NC State Alumni Association}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2021}} [[Texas]] and [[Maryland]] schools often have two holidays on [[Good Friday]] and Easter Monday. In some states and districts, public schools and universities are closed on Easter Monday, often part of [[spring break]].

Only England, Wales and Northern Ireland observe Easter Monday as a [[public holidays in the United Kingdom|bank holiday]], with many large retailers being closed on Easter Monday.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays|title=UK Bank Holidays|website=gov.uk|access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref> It's is not an official public holiday in Scotland, but might be locally observed, with large retailers being open; but with reduced opening hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/uk/easter-monday|title=Easter Monday in the United Kingdom|website=www.timeanddate.com|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>