What Is Greek Orthodox Easter? Greek Orthodox Easter is the conclusion of Greek Orthodox's "Great Lent," a strict 40-day period of fasting. Great Lent ends on Lazarus Saturday, which is when Orthodox ...

Eastern Orthodox Easter will be celebrated on May 5th this year. Easter is called Pascha in the Orthodox Church. Pascha is the Greek word for Passover. The celebration is the Holy Resurrection of Our ...

Once the first signs of spring arrive (hello, tulips!), our thoughts instantly turn toward all the exciting occasions the season has to offer—especially Easter! After all, Easter traditions such as a ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the churches celebrate ...

For many Christians, Easter was celebrated this year on March 31. But for Eastern Orthodox Christians, the celebration of Jesus Christ's Resurrection occurs more than a month later, on May 5. Most ...

For Christians around the world, Easter is a joyous holiday celebrating Jesus' resurrection. Commemorating the possibility of eternal life, many consider it the most important day in Christianity. But ...

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KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the frontline, saying God -- who has a ...

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same date in 2025 as they also hope to one day see greater unity among all ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — While many have already celebrated Easter and Passover, those in the Orthodox community have not. Their lesser-known holiday, Orthodox Easter, is Sunday, May 5th. You may know it ...

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