JACKSON, Tenn.—In more Easter festivities, St. Nicholas Orthodox Christian Church kicks off their Easter tradition. The main ...

They celebrate together according to the Eastern Orthodox calendar, with unique customs like Palm Sunday procession, Good Friday remembrances ... Christians in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine shares ...

A procession forms ... appearing and being shared rapidly among the faithful. The Paschal Greeting: For 40 days following Pascha, Orthodox Christians greet each other with "Christos Anesti!" ...

The Paschal candle represents Christ ... Vigil on Holy Saturday night the priest or deacon carries the candle in procession into the dark church. A new fire, symbolizing our eternal life in ...

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 ... Priests walk in a procession circling ...

at the Palm Sunday procession in Berlin-MitteImage: Christoph Strack/DW Bishop Grigorije of the Serbs expressed a similar sentiment. Whenever Easter dates coincide between the Orthodox Church and ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

The following churches have scheduled services for Holy Week: ...

The third Station took place at City Hall Park, and the procession concluded with the fourth Station at the Orthodox Shrine of St. Nicholas at the World Trade Center, which was rebuilt after the ...