Orthodox Easter
1 day agoThe sun came out as Ukrainians marked Orthodox Easter in the capital Kyiv on Sunday with prayers for those fighting on the front lines and others trapped beyond them in places like Mariupol. It operates as a communion of autocephalous congregations each governed by its bishops and adherents in local synods. Pin On Recipes While the celebrations of the two Easters are very similar only the dates differ because of the. . While many Christians celebrated Easter on April 17 those of the Eastern Orthodox rite who adhere to the Julian calendar will keep the observance on Sunday. Toward the end of Holy Week which is between Palm Sunday and Easter the preparations for Easter come to a climax. An older woman bent slowly made her way through the crowd and. The Eastern Orthodox Church also called the Orthodox Church is the second-largest Christian church with approximately 220 million baptized members. The preparations and cu...