Easter
Ukraine and Russia have marked their third Easter under a rain of bombs and bullets. Speaking on the holy day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called God an “ally” in his country's struggle against Russia's full-scale invasion. He urged Ukrainians to unite in prayer, vowing that "life will definitely win over death." On Saturday, worshippers including President Vladimir Putin attended Moscow’s landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral for a nighttime Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Kirill, a fervent Kremlin supporter, wished for “God’s blessing o...
Euronews (English)
For the nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians who identify as Orthodox Christians, Easter is known as Velykden, meaning “Great Day” in Ukrainian. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine calculates the date of Easter according to the revised Julian calendar. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox — one of the two moments per year where the day and night are of equal length. At the center of the week-long preparations is the Easter basket, known as sviachenemeaning “that which is blessed.” The Orthodox Easter basket is far from its Western counterpart, which usually fea...
Kyiv Independent
For the nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians who identify as Orthodox Christians, Easter is known as Velykden, meaning “Great Day” in Ukrainian. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine calculates the date of Easter according to the revised Julian calendar. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox — one of the two moments per year where the day and night are of equal length. At the center of the week-long preparations is the Easter basket, known as sviachenemeaning “that which is blessed.” The Orthodox Easter basket is far from its Western counterpart, which usually fea...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
For the nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians who identify as Orthodox Christians, Easter is known as Velykden, meaning “Great Day” in Ukrainian. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine calculates the date of Easter according to the revised Julian calendar. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox — one of the two moments per year where the day and night are of equal length. At the center of the week-long preparations is the Easter basket, known as sviachenemeaning “that which is blessed.” The Orthodox Easter basket is far from its Western counterpart, which usually fea...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Visitors flocked to the little village of Holloko in northeastern Hungary to see men pouring buckets of water on local women, an unusual Easter Monday custom. The Hungarian Easter tradition of sprinkling women with water goes back centuries and has been enriched by countless customs. After the water came the celebration. Members of the Nógrád Folk Dance Ensemble invited the onlookers to dance in the open street. Musicians and folk dancers from all over the country came to the village in their pleated skirts and shawls. Watch the full report in the video player above
Euronews (English)
Organizers of Germany's traditional Easter marches, which come to an end on Monday, said they were satisfied with what they said were more than 10,000 participants throughout the country. The largest marches were in Berlin with around 3,500, Stuttgart with around 2,000 and Bremen with around 1,000 participants, according to the organizing Peace Co-operative Network. Kristian Golla from the network said the turnout was about the same as last year or slightly higher. Around 700 people took part in Cologne and 500 in Munich, she said, figures that largely coincided with those of the police. Up un...
DPA Breaking News
Germany's traditional Easter marches come to an end on Monday, with events in several cities. According to the organizing Peace Co-operative Network, the largest marches will be in the cities of Frankfurt, Dresden and Hamburg. The motto of this year's Easter marches is "Now more than ever - together for peace." The central themes are demands for negotiations in Russia's war against Ukraine and the war in Gaza, nuclear disarmament and criticism of rising arms spending, the organizers said. On Holy Saturday, traditionally the main day for the Easter marches, numerous participants took to the str...
DPA
Germany's traditional Easter marches come to an end on Monday, with events in several cities. According to the organizing Peace Co-operative Network, the largest marches will be in the cities of Frankfurt, Dresden and Hamburg. The motto of this year's Easter marches is "Now more than ever - together for peace." The central themes are demands for negotiations in Russia's war against Ukraine and the war in Gaza, nuclear disarmament and criticism of rising arms spending, the organizers said. On Holy Saturday, traditionally the main day for the Easter marches, numerous participants took to the str...
DPA International
Germany's traditional Easter marches come to an end on Monday, with events in several cities. According to the organizing Peace Co-operative Network, the largest marches will be in the cities of Frankfurt, Dresden and Hamburg. The motto of this year's Easter marches is "Now more than ever - together for peace." The central themes are demands for negotiations in Russia's war against Ukraine and the war in Gaza, nuclear disarmament and criticism of rising arms spending, the organizers said. On Holy Saturday, traditionally the main day for the Easter marches, numerous participants took to the str...
DPA Breaking News
This unusual Easter-time ritual takes place in just 28 villages in Czechia's Pardubice Region. The eldest boy in each village dresses up in a straw suit and is marched in a procession through the village. The tradition is known as "Vodění Jidáše" and is loosely translated to "Marching Judas". Some say this ritual was first documented as early as 1893 although no one knows exactly where it came from. According to Euronews correspondent Jiri Skacel, the burning is related to magic and a religious understanding of nature. "It's a kind of springtime personal cleansing," he adds. In 2015 the Czechi...
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