May 1, 2016 (UNIAN News agency) This year
Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter on May 1, they greet each other with
the words: 'Christ is risen!' and the traditional response: 'Truly He is
risen!' The Resurrection of Christ, in relation to the Crucifixion, constitutes
the essence of the Christian Easter, which is the center of the celebrations of
worship of God in the Orthodox Church. In Ukraine, Easter, which is the most
important religious holiday of the year, is known as Velykden (The Great Day)
and always takes place on Sunday. Special Easter services are held in c hurches
across the country. On Saturday night, Orthodox Christians go to church for the
Easter service which lasts until morning. In the morning, priests bless the
food baskets brought by believers.
Traditionally, many families celebrate the
day with a special Easter meal consisting of the Paskha, or Paska (a type of
Easter bread), and eggs colored mainly in red. Red is believed to represent the
blood of Christ. The Paska is a baked
cake decorated with glaze and sprinkles. The Ukrainian traditions say that one must necessarily eat at least one
piece of it. The egg tapping game, or egg knocking, is also common in Ukraine.
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