Easter is one of the most important holidays for Christians.. It is dedicated to the miracle of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and demonstrates the victory of life over death.. The date of the celebration changes every year, it is often different for Christians of the Western and Eastern rites.

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When is Easter in 2023.

In 325, the First Ecumenical Council established the time for celebrating Easter, but after the reform of the calendar in the 16th century, Christians of the Western and Eastern rites began to celebrate it on different dates.. The holiday falls on the period from April 4 to May 8.

This year, Western Rite Christians will celebrate Easter on April 9th, while Eastern Rite Christians will celebrate Easter a week later, on April 16th..

The celebration is preceded by a long period of preparation. Believers keep strict Lent. It is not so much a time of refusing food as a time of mental preparation.. Depending on the date of the celebration of Easter, the date of the beginning of Great Lent also changes.. This year it began on February 22 for Western Rite Christians and on February 27 for Eastern Rite Christians..

Easter traditions.

In Christians of different denominations, the celebration is somewhat different.. So, for the Orthodox, one of the main symbols of the holiday is paska.. Catholics can replace it with other sweet pastries.

Traditionally, it is customary to paint eggs for the holiday.. In the West, one of the symbols of the holiday is the Easter Bunny.. It is believed that he hides colored or chocolate eggs, which are then searched for by children..