The cathedral, finished in 2012, is one of the largest in the Balkans. It has a large 16-bell tower with an Orthodox-style cross on top, which bear fours “Paschal candles” that stand for the light of ...

May the grace of Holy Pascha unite all of us into one strong and friendly family. The power of celebrating this “sacrament of the sacraments,” as His Beatitude Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky) ...

In the Christian faith, the full moon of Spring is known as the "Paschal Full Moon," which comes from the Aramaic word for "Passover". For Orthodox ... are used to mark a cross on a worshippers ...

People take their lit candle home, making a smoke cross over their front door for ... culmination of the Great Lent and the start of the Paschal season. While making a bigger accent on Christianity, ...

Eastern Orthodox Christians refer to Easter as "Pascha" and begin their observance with Great Lent ... Friday to remember and symbolically participate in Jesus’ walk to the cross. Participants will ...

However, the Orthodox calculation includes an additional rule: Pascha must always take place ... the life-giving blood of Christ shed on the cross, transforming the symbol of birth into one ...

Easter is observed on the first Sunday following the Paschal full moon ... according to the History Channel. In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, the date of Easter also varies.

Honoring traditions dating back to the Council of Nicea in 395 A.D., Orthodox Christians around the world observed Holy Pascha, the feast of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on Sunday with music ...

Although it isn't required, many people typically leave the ash cross on for the rest ... also called the Paschal Full Moon. The Eastern Orthodox Church follows a Julian calendar instead of ...

This year, Easter and Eastern Orthodox Easter fall on the same date ... Easter falls on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, which is the first full moon occurring on or after March ...