EASTER 2008

HAPPY EASTER

Easter is the commemoration of Jesus' resurrection, universally celebrated by Christians around the world. Although how and even when Easter is celebrated varies greatly.

Both Western Churches (Roman Catholic and Protestant) and Eastern Churches (Greek and Russian Orthodox) celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.

There are as many as five weeks between the two Easter celebrations. In the Western Church, Easter falls between late March and late April; in the Orthodox Church, it is between early April and early May.

In the 16th century, the Roman Church abandoned the Julian Calendar in favor of the Gregorian calendar. As a result, Catholic (and eventually Protestant) churches need to convert the originally Julian-based date of Easter into a Gregorian date.

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling Death by death, and bestowing life to those in the tombs.
Χριστός ανέστη εκ νεκρών, θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας, καί τοίς εν τοίς μνήμασι, ζωήν χαρισάμενος.
المسيح قام من بين الأموات و وطئ الموت بالموت و وهب الحياة للذين في القبور


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Greetings from Greece
PHILOXENIA Just listen and enjoy. (Lots of divine and spiritual music at Philoxenia)
Georgios