Belarusians observe Easter

16 апреля 2017

Today, more than 9 million of our compatriots greeted each other with the words "Christ is Risen!" - "Verily Risen!"

This year the dates of the Julian and Gregorian church calendars coincided and the Resurrection of Christ is celebrated on the same day by the Catholics, Protestants, and the Orthodox. Believers of Western and Eastern Christianity have certain traditions and similar features of worship. The festivities were led by the priests of the two leading Christian confessions, the Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl, the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus Pavel and Archbishop of Minsk and Mogilev Tadeush Kondrusiewicz.

By the way Easter festivals are not limited to one day, they will last for a week.