the day after: on Easter Monday

in Australia it’s a public holiday – from my “research” it’s also a day off in the Netherlands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Monday). from what i know, it’s also a statutory federal holiday in Canada but most employers also “recognise” the day. Moreover in Great Britain, some parts “honour” it as a ban holiday.

it is also called Bright Monday or Renewal Monday (as Orthodox Christians also celebrate Bright, Renewal, or Pascha Week).

it’s supposedly a day of rest after Easter Sunday but i suspect partly due to the number of Greek immigrants – and partly due to have holidays spread-off “evenly” in Australia (that’s why the Queen’s Birthday is celebrated on different dates across states/territories not corresponding to the monarch’s actual birth).

i could be wrong as my Google search didn’t yield an “exact” answer. Does anybody know the actual origin?