Category
page 1Easter liturgy
Holy Week
annual weeklong Christian religious observance preceding Easter
Easter vigil
liturgy held in Christian churches
Holy Fire
Eastern Orthodox symbol of Resurrection
Radonitsa
Radonitsa (Russian: Ра́доница, Belarusian: Ра́даўніца "Day of Rejoicing"), also spelled Radunitsa, Radonica, or Radunica, in the Russian Orthodox Church is a commemoration of the departed observed on the second Tuesday of Pascha (Easter) or, in some places (in south-west Russia), on the second Monday of Pascha. In the Ukrainian tradition it is called Provody (Ukrainian: Прóводи).
Golden Rose
papal award
Paschal greeting
Christian custom, according to which one greet another on Easter with “Christ is risen!”, with the reply “He is risen indeed!” with three times kissing
Octave of Easter
Western Christianity celebration
Lord's Day
in Christianity, Sunday as the principal day of communal worship; the weekly memorial of the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Paschal troparion
song
Easter basket
Traditional basket used at Easter to hold foods forbidden during lent which are blessed by a priest..In modern times, also describes an entirely different usage, to collect Easter eggs, Easter cake, chocolate and toys depending on culture
Stations of the Resurrection
form of Christian devotion
Quem quaeritis?
trope in the medieval Easter liturgy that later formed the kernel of the large body of medieval liturgical drama
Paschal Homily
Easter sermon written by John Chrysostom