#Orthodox Easter

[thecommonmold]

My win of the day : i sneaked in a good omens egg in my homophobic, orthodox christian familys egg basket. Cant wait to win all the egg fights with it

As per tradition, i decorated it with melted wax but i am not the most skilled with it so its quite ugly

When we die it tomorrow the colors will flip, so the black frather will become white and the white one black. I think it's quite poetic

[gemsofgreece]

Easter celebrations in Kerkyra (Corfu) island by Christoforos Korakianitis. 

[phanagoria]

Христос Воскресе! I'm not having the best time this Easter but I won't be deterred from posting Egg 🩷❤️☦️🌿 Enjoy <3

05.05.24

[thegoatsongs]

This year we're celebrating (Orthodox) Easter today May 5th, and tomorrow is Saint George's Day. The exact opposite atmosphere of watching my friend Jonathan being marched to his damnation, mourned by the people around him, holding flowers, during a day when all evil comes out.

[jupiterovprsten]

Srećan Uskrs. Hristos voskrese.

[thelostdreamsthings]

10 things about Jesus to remember on Easter

🔵 Jesus operated at the highest level of consciousness as did Buddha.

🔵 "He is risen." Resurrection has powerful symbolism. We all can metaphorically rise from the dead. Revive our dead career, deteriorating health and so on.

🔵 The cross also reminds us that life can be painful. We all have to carry our crosses.

🔵 Jesus encourages that every one of us has huge potential. We can move a mountain and do miracles.

❤️ Jesus was about love. That was his Number One message.

🔵 Love your neighbor is tough; and to love your enemy is impossible for most humans. But that was his command.

🔵 Jesus was always hanging out with the poor instead of the rich and the powerful

🔵 His message of non-violence is quite radical. To shame the aggressor with kindness.

🔵 "The kingdom of God lies within you." Jesus says that we are all inherently divine.

🔵 Be loving, be optimistic, be confident, be generous, and be Godly.

Those are the Christian messages to remember on Easter.

Christ is Risen

[engin-program]

🐣 Easter in Ukraine is more than just chocolate eggs and bunnies – it's a tapestry of vibrant customs and heartfelt traditions! 🇺🇦✨ Let's dive into 6 enchanting Ukrainian Easter traditions that truly make this holiday special. Scroll through the pictures 👉

[diary-ofamadwoman]

Fyolai, Easter and a dash of Shakespeare

A small bunch of flowers was being presented, in extreme proximity to Nikolai’s face. Contrary to what one might think, the expression on Fyodor’s face was, if possible, even more dumbstruck than the one Nikolai had on. Despite all of these unforeseen actions being precisely Fyodor’s responsibility. After (more than) a moment of awkward silence while standing in an even more awkward position, the following detailed explanation was given: “Reminded me of you.”

Rating: T; Words: 1737

[lengthofropes]

since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has destroyed about 500 religious objects/buildings in Ukraine

[murderousink23]

05/05/2024 is Dutch Heritage Day 🇨🇦, Liberation Day 🇩🇰, Mother's Day 🇭🇺, Cinco de Mayo 🌎, Orthodox Easter, World Laughter Day 🤣, International Dawn Chorus Day 🌎, Yom HaShoah 🇮🇱, National Cartoonists Day 🇺🇸, National Hoagie Day 🇺🇸, National Totally Chipotle Day 🇺🇸, National Astronaut Day 👩‍🚀👨‍🚀🇺🇸, National Infertility Survival Day 🇺🇸, Lemonade Day 🍋🇬🇧

[drum-cu-naluci]

me? obsessed with iconography? most likely.

[phanagoria]

Христос Воскресе и Честит Великден! Happy Orthodox Easter, enjoy this year's eggos ☦️🪺💕

[milaisreading]

Happy Orthodox Easter 🩷🫶🏻

[jupiterovprsten]

just stand there

[gemsofgreece]

The Great Friday customs

As you may know, Orthodox Easter is not celebrated the same week as Catholic Easter. Today is the Great Friday and this weekend is going to be the Orthodox Easter.

Here are some Greek Orthodox Easter customs for this day:

On Good Friday, the burial of the Christ is commemorated as long as His descent to Hades (as it is often still called in Greek tradition!). Early at dawn, women and children prepare the Epitáphios, a simulacrum of Jesus’ tomb, which they adorn with beautiful flowers. Each church has its own Epitaphios.

At 11 o’ clock, the Great or Imperial Hours (Μεγάλες Ώρες - Megháles Óres) are chanted by women. This is supposed to be Mary’s lament.

At 12 o’ clock, the Descent from the Cross follows. Priests remove a simulacrum of Jesus’ body from the Cross (which is raised the day before, Great Thursday). They lay a rich cloth on the Epitaph, more flowers and place the body on top of it. At this point, believers make a pilgrimage to the Epitaph, where they can kiss the Epitaph and young people and kids can crawl three times below the Epitaph, to take a blessing.

On the evening of Great Friday, every Church has its own litany of the Epitaph. In some coastal areas, the litany might even get in the sea to bless the waters.

The church bells toll solemnly throughout the day. You will hear them wherever you are in Greece that day.

In some regions of Greece, they make an image of Judas and put in on fire.

The Great Friday is the strictest fast of the year. Not only meat and dairy are prohibited among believers but in fact anything cooked in olive oil is forbidden as well. This day, people often eat lentils cooked without oil, plain tomatoes and olives (only their oil is prohibited!) and bread with sugar. Vinegar is used quite a bit that day, to also commemorate Jesus’ torment on the Cross, when a Roman soldier offered him vinegar instead of water.

The chants of Great Friday are some of the most famous in Christian Orthodoxy. They include: Η Ζωή εν Τάφω (I Zoí en Tápho - Life in the Grave), Άξιον Εστί (Áxion Estí - It is Right to Magnify Thee), Αι Γενεαί Πάσαι (E Yene-é Pásse - All the Generations), composed in the 9th century. The third one is the one believed to be inspired by the lament of Demeter for Persephone by the way.

Inspiration for the post: https://www.ieidiseis.gr/ellada/193221/megali-paraskevi-ti-giortazoume-ta-ethima

[orthodoxsoul]

Christ is risen; tell everyone!

Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter today. For the next 40 days, we greet each other with the most important news anyone has ever shared

Christ is Risen!  Χριστὸς ἀνέστη

and the faithful respond

Truly He is Risen!  Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!

Abkhazian – Kyrsa Dybzaheit! Itzzabyrgny Dybzaheit!

Afrikaans – Christus het opgestaan! Hy het waarlik opgestaan!

Albanian (Tosk) – Krishti u ngjall! Vërtet u ngjall!

Aleut – Kristus aq ungwektaq! Pichinuq ungwektaq!

Amharic – (Kristos Tenestwal! Bergit Tenestwal!)

Arabic (standard) – المسيح قام! حقا قام!‎ (al-Masīḥ qām! Ḥaqqan qām!) or المسيح قام! بالحقيقة قام!‎ (al-Masīḥ qām! Bi-l-ḥaqīqati qām!)

Armenian – Քրիստոս յարեա՜ւ ի մեռելոց: Օրհնեա՜լ է Յարութիւնն Քրիստոսի: (western dialect: Krisdos haryav i merelotz! Orhnyal e Haroutyunen Krisdosi!) Քրիստոս հարյա՜վ ի մեռելոց: Օրհնյա՜լ է Հարությունը Քրիստոսի: (eastern dialect: Khristos haryav i merelotz! Orhnyal e Harouthyoune Khristosi!) – (Lit: Christ is risen! Blessed is the resurrection of Christ!)

Aromanian – Hristolu unghia! Daleehira unghia!

Azeri – Məsih dirildi! Həqiqətən dirildi!

Basque – Cristo Berbiztua! Benetan Berbiztua!

Belarusian – Хрыстос уваскрос! Сапраўды ўваскрос! (Chrystos uvaskros! Sapraŭdy ŭvaskros!)

Breton – Dassoret eo Krist! E wirionez dassoret eo!

Bulgarian – Христос възкресе! Наистина възкресе! (Hristos vâzkrese! Naistina vâzkrese!) or in Church Slavonic: Христос воскресе! Воистину воскресе! (Hristos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!)

Carolinian – Lios a melau sefal! Meipung, a mahan sefal!

Catalan – Crist ha ressuscitat! Veritablement ha ressuscitat!

Cebuano – Si Kristo nabanhaw! Matuod nga Siya nabanhaw!

Chamorro – La’la’i i Kristo! Magahet na luma’la’ i Kristo!

Church of England – Alleluia! Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia![3]

Chuvash – Христос чĕрĕлнĕ! Чăн чĕрĕлнĕ! (Khristós chərəlnə! Chæn chərəlnə!)

Coptic (Bohairic) – ΠιχρίςΤος αϥτωΝϥ! ϦΕΝ οΥΜεθΜΗι αϥτωΝϥ! (Pi’Christos aftonf! Khen oumetmi aftonf!)

Cornish – Thew Creest dassorez! En weer thewa dassorez!

Croatian – Krist uskrsnu! Uistinu uskrsnu!

Czech – Kristus vstal z mrtvých! Vpravdě vstal z mrtvých!

Danish – Kristus er opstanden! Sandelig Han er Opstanden!

Dothraki – Khal Asvezhvenanaz yathoay! Me Yathoay Me nem nesa!

Dovahzul – Saviik los alok! Rok los vahzah alok!

Dutch – Christus is opgestaan! Hij is waarlijk opgestaan! (Netherlands) or Christus is verrezen! Hij is waarlijk verrezen! (Belgium)

English – “Christ is risen! Truly, He is risen!” or “Christ is risen! Indeed, He is risen!” or “He [or ‘The LORD’] is risen! He [or ‘The LORD’] is risen indeed!” or “Christ has risen! Indeed, He has!” or “Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed!”

Esperanto – Kristo leviĝis! Vere Li leviĝis!

Estonian – Kristus on üles tõusnud! Tõesti, Ta on üles tõusnud!

Fijian – Na Karisito tucake tale! Io sa tucake tale!

Filipino – Si Kristo ay nabuhay! Totoo, Siya nga ay nabuhay!

Finnish – Kristus nousi kuolleista! Totisesti nousi!

French – Le Christ est ressuscité! En verité il est ressuscité! or Le Christ est ressuscité! Vraiment il est ressuscité!

Frisian – Kristus is opstien! Wis is er opstien!

Galician -Cristo resucitou! De verdade resucitou!

Ganda – Kristo Ajukkide! Kweli Ajukkide!

Georgian – ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა! (Kriste aghsdga! Cheshmaritad aghsdga!)

German – Christus (or: Der Herr) ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaft (or: wahrhaftig) auferstanden!

Gikuyu – Kristo ni muriuku! Ni muriuku nema!

Greek – Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!

Hawaiian – Ua ala aʻe nei ʻo Kristo! Ua ala ʻiʻo nō ʻo Ia!

Hebrew (modern) – המשיח קם! באמת קם!‎ (Hameshiach qam! Be’emet qam!)

Hindustani – येसु मसीह ज़िन्दा हो गया है! हाँ यक़ीनन, वोह ज़िन्दा हो गया है! – یسوع مسیح زندہ ہو گیا ہے! ہاں یقیناً، وہ زندہ ہو گیا ہے!‎ (Yesu Masih zinda ho gaya hai! Haan yaqeenan, woh zinda ho gaya hai!)

Hungarian – Krisztus feltámadt! Valóban feltámadt!

Icelandic – Kristur er upprisinn! Hann er sannarlega upprisinn!

Ido – Kristo riviveskabas! Ya Il rivivesakabas!

Indonesian – Kristus telah bangkit! Dia benar-benar telah bangkit!

Interlingua – Christo ha resurgite! Vermente ille ha resurgite! or Christo ha resurrecte! Vermente ille ha resurrecte!

Irish – Tá Críost éirithe! Go deimhin, tá sé éirithe!

Italian – Cristo è risorto! È veramente risorto!

Japanese – ハリストス復活！実に復活！ (Harisutosu fukkatsu! Jitsu ni fukkatsu!)

Kapampangan – Y Cristo sinubli yang mebie! Sinubli ya pin mebie!

Khmer – Preah Christ mean preah choan rous leong vinh! trung mean preah choan rous leong vinh men!

Klingon – Hu’ta’ QISt! Hu’bejta’!

Korean – 그리스도 부활하셨네! 참으로 부활하셨네! (Geuriseudo Buhwalhasheotne! Chameuro Buhwalhasheotne!)

Latin – Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere!

Latvian – Kristus (ir) augšāmcēlies! Patiesi viņš ir augšāmcēlies!

Lithuanian – Kristus prisikėlė! Tikrai prisikėlė!

Macedonian

Malagasy – Nitsangana tamin’ny maty i Kristy! Nitsangana marina tokoa izy!

Malayalam – ക്രിസ്തു ഉയിര്ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു! തീര്ച്ചയായും ഉയിര്ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു! (Christu uyirthezhunnettu! Theerchayayum uyirthezhunnettu!

Maltese – Kristu qam! Huwa qam tassew! or Kristu qam mill-mewt! Huwa qam tassew!

Mandarin – 基督復活了! 他確實復活了! (Jidu fuhuo-le! Ta queshi fuhuo-le!)

Manx – Taw Creest Ereen! Taw Shay Ereen Guhdyne!

Marathi – Yeshu Khrist uthla ahe! Kharokhar uthla ahe!

Middle English – Crist is arisen! Arisen he sothe!

Navajo – Christ daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ náádiidzáá! Tʼáá aaníí daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ náádiidzáá!

Neo-Syriac – ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡܠܗ! ܒܗܩܘܬܐ ܩܡܠܗ!‎ (Mshikha qimlih! bhāqota qimlih!)

Norwegian Bokmål – Kristus er oppstanden! Han er sannelig oppstanden!

Norwegian Nynorsk – Kristus er oppstaden! Han er sanneleg oppstaden!

Old English – Crist aras! Crist soþlice aras! (Lit: Christ arose! Christ surely arose!)

Old Irish – Asréracht Críst! Asréracht Hé-som co dearb!

Persian – مسیح برخاسته است! به راستی برخاسته است!‎ (Masih barkhaste ast! Be rasti barkhaste ast!)

Polish – Chrystus zmartwychwstał! Prawdziwie zmartwychwstał!

Portuguese – Cristo ressuscitou! Em verdade ressuscitou! or Cristo ressuscitou! Ressuscitou verdadeiramente!

Quechua – Cristo causarimpunña! Ciertopuni causarimpunña!

Quenya – (Hristo Ortane! Anwave Ortanes!)

Rastafarian – Krestos a uprisin! Seen, him a uprisin fe tru!

Romanian – Hristos a înviat! Adevărat a înviat!

Romansh – Cristo es rinaschieu! In varded, el es rinaschieu!

Russian – Христос воскрес! Воистину воскрес! (Christos voskres! Voistinu voskres!)

Rusyn – Хрістос воскрес! Воістину воскрес! (Hristos voskres! Voistynu voskres!)

Sardinian – Cristu est resuscitadu! Aberu est resuscitadu!

Scottish – Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Gu dearbh, tha e air èiridh!

Serbian – Христос васкрсе! Ваистину васкрсе! / Hristos vaskrse! Vaistinu vaskrse! (Christos vaskrse! Vaistinu vaskrse!) or Христос воскресе! Ваистину воскресе! / Hristos voskrese! Vaistinu voskrese! (Christos voskrese! Vaistinu voskrese!)

Sicilian – Cristu arrivisciutu esti! Pibbiru arrivisciutu esti!

Slovak – Kristus vstal z mŕtvych! Skutočne vstal (z mŕtvych)! (although the Church Slavonic version is more often used: Christos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!)

Slovenian – Kristus je vstal! Zares je vstal!

Spanish – ¡Cristo resucitó! ¡En verdad resucitó!

Swahili – Kristo Amefufukka! Kweli Amefufukka!

Swedish – Kristus är uppstånden! Han är sannerligen uppstånden!

Syriac – ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡ! ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܩܡ!‎ (Mshiḥa qām! sharīrāīth qām! or Mshiḥo Qom! Shariroith Qom!)

Tamil – கிறிஸ்து உயிர்த்தெழுந்தார், மெய்யாகவே அவர் உயிர்த்தெழுந்தார்.

The Episcopal Church – Alleluia. Christ is Risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.[4]

Tigrigna – (Christos tensiou! Bahake tensiou!)

Tlingit – Xristos Kuxwoo-digoot! Xegaa-kux Kuxwoo-digoot!

Toki Pona – jan sewi Kolisu li tawa tan moli! ni li lon: ona li tawa tan moli!

Traditional (as per Church Slavonic) – Христос воскресе! Навистина воскресе! (Hristos voskrese! Navistina voskrese!)

Turkish – Mesih dirildi! Hakikaten dirildi!

Turoyo-Syriac – ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܝܡ! ܫܪܥܪܐܝܬ ܩܝܡ!‎ (Mshiḥo qāyem! Shariroith qāyem!)

Tzeltal – Cha’kuxaj Kajwaltik Kristo! Ta melel cha’kuxaj!

Tzotzil – Icha’kuxi Kajvaltik Kristo! Ta melel icha’kuxi!

Ukrainian – Христос воскрес! Воістину воскрес! (Khrystos voskres! Voistynu voskres!)

Uyghur – ئەيسا تىرىلدى! ھەقىقەتىنلا تىرىلدى!‎ (Əysa tirildi! Ⱨəⱪiⱪətinla tirildi!)

Uzbek – Масих тирилди! Хақиқатдан тирилди! (Masih tirildi! Haqiqatdan tirildi!)

Vernacular – Христос воскресна! Навистина воскресна! (Hristos voskresna! Navistina voskresna!)

Vietnamese – Chúa ki-tô đã phục sinh! qu̓a thật ngài đã phục sinh!

Walloon – Li Crist a raviké! Il a raviké podbon!

Waray – Hi Kristo nabanwaw! Matuod nga Hiya nabanhaw!

Welsh – Atgyfododd Crist! Yn wir atgyfododd!

Yupik languages – Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuq! Iluumun Ung-uixtuq!