Pascha (Easter)
- What
- Pascha (Easter)
- When
- 5/2/2021
- Where
- Orthodox Christian
Pascha is the name for Easter in Orthodox Christianity. Pascha is preceded by Great Lent, a time of prayer, fasting and penance, just as Easter in western Christianity is preceded by the Lenten season. Pascha is celebrated differently from Easter in that the service typically begins just before midnight. For Orthodox Christians Easter Day is the most important festival of the Christian year, as this is when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. A vigil is kept during the preceding night, and the resurrection of Christ is greeted with the lighting of candles and the affirmation ‘Christ is risen’.
Pascha is most commonly celebrated by coloring and decorating hard boiled eggs as symbols of new life and cracking them to symbolize the opening of Christ’s tomb.