Easter - the main holiday of Christians, as Orthodox and Catholics.
In Russia most of Christians are Orthodox.
In Russian language day of week - Sunday - Воскресенье - literally - Revival - Воскресение , in honour of revival of the Christ
For believers Easter - a holiday of revival of the Christ. But roots of this holiday are deep and connected with a pre-Christian cult of dying and reviving gods of the vegetation esteemed still in the Ancient East. In essence to the it is the ancient holiday of the spring clearing up nature rethought in the spirit of a Christian legend on the European soil. In the morning on Easter Sunday after divine service children and youth bypass houses with songs and the congratulations similar to Christmas ceremonies. Among easter entertainments games with painted eggs are most popular: them throw each other, roll on an inclined plane, break, scattering a shell etc. Painted eggs exchange native and familiar, God give to their children-godsons, girls - to beloved, in exchange for palm branches. Within all Easter week divine services in churches are visited, street representations on religious themes proceed.
For 2009 year-
Catholic Easter on April, 12th
Orthodox Easter on April, 19th
Happy Easter!
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