Pascha (Aramaic for Easter, ܦܨܚܐ) is more than just the change of a year; it is a true transfiguration, a moment that ...

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The Paschal candle represents Christ ... Five grains of incense inserted into the candle in the form of a cross recall the aromatic spices with which His Sacred Body was prepared for the tomb ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

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In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities ... Before entering their homes, they make the symbol of a cross in the air with the smoke of the candle above the door.

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter ... On Easter Sunday, “Pascha,” there is a family feast which breaks the ...

In the Orthodox tradition, eggs are painted red to symbolize the blood Jesus shed on the cross. Easter eggs, or resurrection eggs, do have their roots in pagan traditions during the spring equinox ...