Traditionally, in the spring, Christians celebrate Easter or the feast of the Resurrection of Christ.. This is one of the most important holidays for believers, which symbolizes the victory of life over death.. Every year the date of the holiday changes, as a rule, Christians who follow the Gregorian and New Julian calendar celebrate the holiday a week earlier than those who follow the Julian calendar. But sometimes the interval between holidays increases, and sometimes it doesn’t exist at all..

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When is Easter in 2023.

In 325, the First Ecumenical Council established the time for the celebration of 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 holiday is preceded by a long period of preparation.. Believers hold a strict Great Lent, which is not only a period of abstinence from food, but also a time of spiritual preparation for the bright holiday..

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..