POTTSTOWN — The holiest days on the Orthodox Christian Church calendar will be celebrated this year with Easter Sunday on May 5. Orthodox Christians typically say “Pascha” when referring to Easter.

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 ...

A woman takes a picture of a traditional Ukrainian Easter egg pysanka, installed as part of the upcoming celebrations of Easter, in central Kiev, Ukraine, April 29, 2016. Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko ...

Orthodox Christian churches from Russia to Egypt are preparing to celebrate Easter, also known as Pascha to many Eastern Christians, this Sunday. The celebration, which comes one week after most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Christians around the world, Easter is a joyous holiday celebrating Jesus' resurrection. Commemorating the possibility of ...

Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated the Easter or the Holy Pascha. The Orthodox believe Pascha to be the most ancient and important celebration of Christianity, with the services similar ...

Fr. Yohannes Bambang Cahyo Wicaksono gave his report of the Paschal celebrations in his church in Surabaya, Indonesia, (Ecumenical Patriarchate): Greeting in The Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ!

VAN NUYS – “Christ is risen; truly, he is risen” will be repeated joyously by members of Orthodox Christian churches at services beginning late tonight. Pascha, an Aramaic word used by Orthodox ...