On April 16, Christians of the Eastern Rite celebrate the feast of the Resurrection of Christ or Easter. This is one of the most important holidays for believers, which symbolizes the victory of life over death.. Easter is preceded by Holy Week.

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What is customary to do on Easter.

Preparation for the holiday begins seven weeks before it - with Lent. This is a time not only and not so much of abstinence from certain foods, but of spiritual purification..

Traditionally, on the night before the holiday, believers attend worship services.. But it is worth remembering that now we live in the conditions of a full-scale invasion of Russia, there is a curfew in the regions, so it will not be possible to attend night services. But you can join church services online.

Paski is also traditionally baked for the holiday - sweet pastries..

It is also customary to dye eggs. Red is considered the traditional color, but you can choose any other.

It is also customary to bless Easter baskets in the church.. They usually put paska, krashanki, sausage, cheese, butter. However, the composition of the Easter basket may vary depending on the region..

It is believed that the first thing to eat on a festive morning is a piece of consecrated paska and an egg..

On a holiday it is customary to exchange krashanks. In addition, people traditionally play cue ball: you need to take turns hitting each other's krashanks, the one whose krashanka remains intact wins.

Prayer for Easter.

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and bestowing life on those in the tombs. (Three times).

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless. We worship your cross, Christ, and we sing and glorify your holy resurrection: you are our God, do we not know you otherwise, we call your name. Come all faithful, let us bow down to the holy resurrection of Christ: behold, the joy of the whole world has come through the cross. Always blessing the Lord, let us sing of the resurrection: having endured the crucifixion, destroy death by death. (Three times).