Once the first signs of spring arrive (hello, tulips!), our thoughts instantly turn toward all the exciting occasions the season has to offer—especially Easter! After all, Easter traditions such as a ...

What Is Greek Orthodox Easter? Greek Orthodox Easter is the conclusion of Greek Orthodox's "Great Lent," a strict 40-day period of fasting. Great Lent ends on Lazarus Saturday, which is when Orthodox ...

Eastern Orthodox Easter will be celebrated on May 5th this year. Easter is called Pascha in the Orthodox Church. Pascha is the Greek word for Passover. The celebration is the Holy Resurrection of Our ...

The Rev. Stevhen Supica, left, of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Spokane removes Christ’s body from the cross and prepares to wrap it in a white cloth during a reenactment of the burial of ...

Orthodox Christians in Europe, Africa and the Middle East celebrated Orthodox Easter on Sunday. But for those living in Ukraine, the holiest day on the Christian calendar was muted by a withering ...

Slate is making its coronavirus coverage free for all readers. Subscribe to support our journalism. Start your free trial. Traditions were upended last Sunday when most of the Christian world ...

KYIV, Ukraine — The sun came out as Ukrainians marked Orthodox Easter in the capital, Kyiv, on Sunday with prayers for those fighting on the front lines and others trapped beyond them in places like ...

Along the front lines amid the war with Russia, in the capital, Kyiv, and in nearby countries where people have sought refuge, Ukrainians celebrated Orthodox Easter on April 24. 1 Ukrainian soldiers ...

Great and Holy Pascha (Easter) is celebrated by Eastern Orthodox Chrisitans (officially known as the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as Greek Orthodox), and this year it falls on ...