Easter in Russia, as in other countries, is a holiday of holidays, a celebration of celebrations. But today the world is changing rapidly, and most importantly, what remains unchanged is fading into the background. Rarely today, young people, especially in megacities, understand the meaning of the Easter holiday, go to confession and sincerely support centuries-old traditions. But Easter is the main bringing light and joy to entire peoples, to the families and souls of every believer.

What is "Easter"?

Christians understand the word "Easter" as "transition from death to life, from earth to heaven." For forty days, believers observe the strictest fast and celebrate Easter in honor of Jesus' victory over death.

It is pronounced like "Pesach" (Hebrew word) and means "passed by, passed by." The roots of this word go back to the history of the liberation of the Jewish people from Egyptian slavery.

The New Testament says that the destroyer will pass over those who accept Jesus.

In some languages, the word is pronounced like this - "Pisha". This is an Aramaic name that has spread in some languages ​​​​of Europe and has survived to this day.

No matter how the word is pronounced, the essence of Easter does not change; for all believers, this is the most important celebration. A bright holiday that brings joy and hope to the hearts of believers all over the Earth.

The history of the holiday before the birth of Christ, or Old Testament Easter

The holiday originated long before the birth of Christ, but the significance of the Easter holiday in those days was very great for the Jewish people.

The story goes that the Jews were once held captive by the Egyptians. Slaves suffered from their masters a lot of bullying, troubles and oppression. But faith in God, hope for salvation and God's mercy always lived in their hearts.

One day a man named Moses came to them, who, with his brother, had been sent to their rescue. The Lord chose Moses to enlighten the Egyptian pharaoh and deliver the Jewish people from slavery.

But no matter how hard Moses tried to convince Pharaoh to let the people go, freedom was not granted to them. The Egyptian pharaoh and his people did not believe in God, worshiping only their deities and relying on the help of sorcerers. To prove the existence and power of the Lord, nine terrible plagues were brought down on the Egyptian people. No bloody rivers, no toads, no midges, no flies, no darkness, no thunder - none of this could have happened if the ruler had let the people go with their cattle.

The last, tenth plague, like the previous ones, punished the pharaoh and his people, but did not affect the Jews. Moses warned that every family should slaughter a one-year-old unblemished male lamb. To anoint the doors of their houses with the blood of an animal, bake a lamb and eat it with the whole family.

At night, all the first-born males were killed in houses among people and animals. Only the houses of the Jews, where there was a bloody mark, were not affected by the trouble. Since then, "Easter" means - passed by, passed by.

This execution greatly frightened the pharaoh, and he released the slaves with all their herds. The Jews went to the sea, where the water broke open, and they calmly set off along its bottom. Pharaoh wanted to break his promise again and rushed after them, but the water swallowed him up.

The Jews began to celebrate the liberation from slavery and the passing of executions by their families, calling the holiday Easter. The history and significance of the Passover holiday are captured in the Bible book "Exodus".

Easter according to the New Testament

On Israeli soil, the virgin Mary was born Jesus Christ, who was destined to save human souls from the slavery of hell. At the age of thirty, Jesus began to preach, telling people about the laws of God. But three years later he was crucified along with other unwanted authorities on the cross, which was installed on Mount Calvary. It happened after the Jewish Passover, on Friday, which was later dubbed Passion. This event complements the meaning of the Easter holiday with new meaning, traditions and attributes.

Christ, like a lamb, was slain, but his bones remained intact, and this became His sacrifice for the sins of all mankind.

A little more history

On the eve of the crucifixion, on Thursday, Jesus presented the bread as his body and the wine as his blood. Since then, the meaning of the Easter holiday has not changed, but the Eucharist has become a new Easter meal.

At first, the holiday was weekly. Friday was a day of sorrow and Sunday was a day of joy.

In 325, at the First Ecumenical Council, the date of the celebration of Easter was determined - on the first Sunday after the spring full moon. The Russian Orthodox Church uses To calculate what day Easter falls in a certain year, you need to make a rather complicated calculation. But for ordinary laity, a calendar of dates for the holiday has been compiled for decades to come.

For a long time of the existence of the holiday, it has acquired traditions, which are still adhered to in families, and signs.

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Easter in Russia is one of the main holidays, even for those people who rarely go to church. Today, in the era of high technology and urbanization, among generations that prefer a computer to live communication, the church is slowly losing its power over the hearts and souls of people. But practically everyone, regardless of age and strength of faith, knows what Great Lent is.

Traditions are passed on by older generations in families. It is rare that anyone decides to adhere to the entire post, most often only in the last week people somehow follow the rules.

For 40 days, believers must eat without eating animal products (and on some days fasting is more strict), not drink alcohol, pray, confess, take communion, do good, not slander.

Great Lent is coming to an end The Easter service is of particular importance and scope. In modern Russia, services are broadcast live on central channels. In every church, even in the smallest village, candles are lit all night and chants are sung. Millions of parishioners all over the country stay up all night, pray, attend services, light candles, bless food and water. And fasting ends on Sunday, after the completion of all those who have fasted sit down at the table and celebrate Easter.

Easter greeting

From childhood, we teach children that when greeting a person on this holiday, you need to say: “Christ is Risen!” And to answer such words: “Truly Risen!” To learn more about what this is connected with, you need to turn to the Bible.

The essence of Easter is the passage of Jesus to his Father. The story goes that Jesus was crucified into a body taken down from the cross and buried. A coffin is a cave carved into the rock, closed by a huge stone. The bodies of the dead (there were still victims) were wrapped in fabrics and rubbed with incense. But they did not have time to perform the ceremony with the body of Jesus, since according to Jewish laws it is strictly forbidden to work on the Sabbath.

Women - followers of Christ - on Sunday morning went to his tomb to perform the ceremony themselves. An angel came down to them and told them that Christ had risen. Easter from now on will be the third day - the day of the resurrection of Christ.

Entering the tomb, the women were convinced of the words of the angel and brought this message to the apostles. And they communicated this joyful news to everyone. All believers and non-believers should have known that the impossible had happened, that what Jesus said had happened - Christ had risen.

Easter: traditions of different countries

In many countries of the world, believers paint eggs and bake Easter cakes. There are a lot of recipes for Easter cakes, and in different countries they also differ in shape. Of course, this is not the essence of Easter, but these are traditions that have accompanied the holiday for many centuries.

In Russia, Bulgaria and Ukraine they “fight” with colored eggs.

In Greece, on the Friday before Easter, it is considered a great sin to work with a hammer and nails. At midnight from Saturday to Sunday, after the solemn service, when the priest proclaims "Christ is Risen!", the night sky is illuminated by grandiose fireworks.

In the Czech Republic, on the Monday following Easter Sunday, girls are whipped as a compliment. And they can pour water on a young man.

Australians make chocolate Easter eggs and figurines of various animals.

Ukrainian Easter eggs are called Easter eggs. Children are given clean white eggs as a symbol of their long and bright life path. And for the elderly - dark eggs with a complex pattern, as a sign that there were many difficulties in their lives.

Easter in Russia brings light and wonder to the homes of believers. Consecrated Easter eggs are often credited with miraculous powers. On Sunday morning, when washing, the consecrated egg is placed in a basin of water, and each member of the family should wash with it, rubbing his cheeks and forehead.

The red Easter egg has a special symbolism. In Greece, red is the color of mourning. The red eggs symbolize the tomb of Jesus, while the broken eggs symbolize the open tombs and the Resurrection.

Signs for Easter

Each nation has its own unique signs associated with this day. does not always believe in them, but it is interesting to know about it.

For some nations, it is considered a good omen to bathe in a spring on Easter night and bring this water into the house.

On the eve of Easter, houses are cleaned, cooked, baked, but in many countries it is considered a sin to work on Saturday. In Poland, signs for Easter prohibit housewives from working on Friday, otherwise the whole village will be left without a harvest.

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor will have his next fight with an American mixed martial arts fighter Donald Anthony Cerrone also known as " Cowboy".

36-year-old Donald Cerrone takes 5th place in the UFC rankings, has a weight of 77 kg with a height of 183 cm (according to other sources - 185 cm) and won 36 out of 50 fights. It should be noted that the last 2 years in Cerrone's career is going through a "black streak" - in 6 out of 10 fights he has been defeated (including from Tony Ferguson, who, recall, in 2020 should meet with McGregor's "offender" Khabib).

That is, who will McGregor fight on January 18, 2020:
* with Donald Cerrone ("Cowboy").

Where will Conor McGregor fight on January 18 (19), 2020:

The fight will be the headliner (main event) of the tournament" UFC 246".

In the arena "T-Mobile" UFC events are held infrequently, about 3 times a year. And just here on October 6 last year, McGregor suffered his "extreme" defeat. Therefore, the choice of this particular site for his next fight looks like an attempt to furnish the upcoming fight as a kind of "revenge", an opportunity to rehabilitate himself in front of the fans.

What time will the fight of Conor McGregor start on January 18 (19), 2020, where to watch:

The fight card of the tournament includes 12 fights, of which the fight between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone will be the final one. Fighters enter the ring closer to 8 am "in Moscow" 01/19/2020

Live meeting McGregor - Cerrone will show TV channel "REN TV". The start of the television broadcast dedicated to this event is scheduled for 06:30 Moscow time.

That is, the fight of Conor McGregor on January 18 (19), 2020:
* What time will it start - after 6:30 am Moscow time.
* where to watch - on the REN TV channel.

When to swim for Epiphany 2020:

Approximate operating hours of the fonts (check for your bathing place):
* from January 18, 2020 23:00 to January 19, 2020 04:00
* from 12:00 to 18:00 during the day on January 19, 2020

Many believe that the procedure of washing in ice water allows you to completely wash away your sins, but this is not so. The rite of bathing in an ice hole has a different meaning: it enables people to strengthen their will by committing a courageous act, give a positive impetus to health, get a charge of vivacity and improve their mood.

When and how to guess at Epiphany 2020:

One of the oldest fortune-telling, popular to this day, is called " The call of a passerby"and allows you to find out the name of the future groom, as well as some of his "special signs", such as height, eye and hair color, nose shape, etc. To do this, you should go outside at midnight and ask the name of the first man you meet, and also look at those details of his appearance that interest you.

You can get a hint regarding the future using the second method, which is called " Divination on the book". To do this, we find a serious book, best of all a classic work of Russian literature, ask a question, name the page and line numbers that come to mind, open and read the first complete sentence.

Message of the President of the Russian Federation to the Federal Assembly on January 15, 2020 - where the announcement will take place:

Venue activities will be Moscow Manege(Central Exhibition Hall, located at the address: Manezhnaya Square, 1).

What will be the number of the President's Address to the Federal Assembly in 2020:

What time will Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly start on January 15, 2020, where to watch:

Below we tell you where to watch the Message of the President 2020 online and live.

On the Internet, online broadcasting, as well as viewing the message in the recording, will be available:
* on the website of the organizer of the address of the Head of State - a television company VGTRK.

The following channels will broadcast live Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly:
* "First", "Russia 1", "OTR", "Mir" .

You can not only watch the Address to the Federal Assembly 2020, but also listen to it on radio stations:
* "Mayak" and "Radio of Russia".

03/04/2017 22:26:57 Michael

It's still unclear. Jesus Christ was executed on a certain specific day, on the third day He also resurrected on a specific specific day. And this day is celebrated on different days. And what about calendars?

07.03.2017 8:15:43 Priest Vasily Kutsenko

The fact is that in the early Christian era there were two different traditions of celebrating Easter. The first tradition is Asia Minor. According to this tradition, Passover was celebrated on the 14th of Abib (Nisan) (as well as the Jewish Passover). The second tradition is Roman. Roman Christians celebrated Easter on the first Sunday after 14 Abib (Nisan). If the Christians who followed the first tradition were mostly from Judaism, then the Christians of Rome were converted from paganism and the connection with the Jewish traditions was not so important for them. The question arises - which of these traditions is more correct? The answer is both equally. Because both of them were sanctified by apostolic authority and were of the earliest origin.

Subsequently, a dispute arose between the Christian communities of Rome and Asia Minor about the date of the celebration of Easter, but no consensus was reached. Then this issue was raised at the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, in 325. The fathers of the council decided to celebrate Easter on the same day for all Christians according to the Roman (and Alexandrian) tradition.

03/08/2017 10:40:20 Michael

In the "Lives of the Saints" on February 23 (March 8 NS) there is this: ".. Regarding the difference between the Asia Minor and Western churches in understanding and celebrating Easter, the bishops of Smyrna and Rome did not agree to deviate each from their local custom, i.e. St. Polycarp recognized as correct the celebration of Easter by Eastern Christians on the 14th day of the Jewish month of Nisan and its dedication to the remembrance of the last supper of the Lord with the disciples and the sacrament of the Eucharist established on it, and Anikita recognized, on the contrary, the understanding of Easter, which was established in the West, as the annual feast of the Resurrection, was correct Christ and its celebration on the first Sunday after the spring full moon. Why didn’t they listen to the direct disciple of the apostles, but followed someone’s lead?

09.03.2017 23:10:57 Priest Vasily Kutsenko

I will just briefly reiterate the main aspects of the problem:

1. In the Gospel there is no exact date of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ, there is only a reference to the Jewish Passover: In two days [it was] to be [the feast] of Passover and unleavened bread. And the chief priests and scribes were looking for ways to take him by cunning and kill him.(Mark 14:1); On the first day of unleavened bread, when they slaughtered the Passover [lamb], His disciples said to Him, Where do you want to eat the Passover? we'll go and cook(Mark 14:12); and as soon as evening had come—for it was Friday, that is, [the day] before the Sabbath—Joseph of Arimathea, the famous member of the council, came(Mark 15:42-43); after the Sabbath, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Jacob and Salome bought perfumes to go and anoint Him. And very early, on the first [day] of the week, they come to the tomb, at sunrise(Mark 16:1-2).

2. The date of the Jewish Passover - 14 Nisan (Aviv) was calculated according to the lunar calendar. But the question arises - 1) how accurate was this calendar? and 2) can we say with complete certainty that the 14th of Nisan (Abiba), celebrated by Asian Christians in the 2nd c. (it was at this time that the dispute arose about the date of the holiday) fell on the same period of the year as during the earthly life of Christ (here it must be taken into account that Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed, and the tradition of calculating the date of Easter could be lost)?

3. Both Rome and the Asian churches insisted on the apostolic origin of their tradition (it should not be forgotten that Rome is the city of the apostles Peter and Paul).

4. The difference in tradition testified to the different understanding and highlighting of various aspects of the celebration of Easter in different Christian communities. But once again I repeat that both of these traditions were correct. But it was Roman and Alexandrian that became historically generally accepted. According to these traditions, Christian Easter must always be celebrated on Sunday.

10.03.2017 17:28:00 Michael

1. "In the Gospel there is no exact date of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ." I dare say that in the Gospel there is no exact date for both Christmas and the Transfiguration. Let me remind you once again: "St. Polycarp recognized as correct the celebration by Eastern Christians of Easter on the 14th day of the Jewish month of Nisan and its dedication to the memory of the last supper of the Lord with the disciples and the sacrament of the Eucharist established on it."

2. "In the fact that the Savior died on Friday and resurrected, respectively, on Sunday, the inhabitants of the planet are accustomed to believing from childhood. However, only two Romanian astronomers thought about the fact that the exact date of the death of Jesus is still not known. They came to grips with these questions.

For a long time, scientists from the National Observatory of Romania, Liviu Mircea and Tiberiu Oproyu, studied the Bible. It was she who was the source of the main premises. The New Testament states that Jesus died on the day after the first night of the full moon, after the vernal equinox. The Bible also says that during the crucifixion of Christ there was a solar eclipse.

On the basis of this information, the help of calculation astrological programs was involved. From the motion of the planets between AD 26 and 35, it can be seen that in these years the full moon fell on the day after the vernal equinox only twice. The first time was on Friday April 7th in AD 30, and the second time on April 3rd AD 33. Of these two dates, it is easy to choose, since the solar eclipse occurred in the year 33.

The resulting result can be called a sensational discovery. If you believe the New Testament and the calculations of astronomers, then Jesus Christ died on Friday, April 3, at about three o'clock in the afternoon, and rose again on April 5 at four o'clock in the afternoon.

3. Rome, of course, the city of the apostles Peter and Paul. But this did not help him not to become what he represents now.

4. How can two such different traditions be correct? And yet it is not clear why Christmas, Transfiguration, Epiphany are certain constant days, as it should be logically. And the crucifixion and the Resurrection are transitory, although these were also certain and specific days?

10.03.2017 18:54:38 Priest Vasily Kutsenko

Mikhail, once again I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the work of V.V. Bolotov. He explains in great detail why exactly there was a difference in the traditions of Roman and Asian Christians, and what meaning both church communities invested in the Easter holiday.

I will only answer your question in more detail about how two different traditions can be simultaneously correct: it should be taken into account that such diversity could well exist in the early Christian period, now it may seem strange to us, but in those centuries it was the norm. For example, now the Orthodox Church celebrates only three liturgies - St. Basil the Great, St. John Chrysostom and the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Now it's the norm. But in ancient times, the church community committed its Eucharistic worship. And that was the norm too.

As for the moving and non-moving holidays, the dates of the holidays did not originate in the apostolic period, and throughout history we can observe how the dates of certain holidays could vary, both in the East and in the West. For example, for quite a long time, Christmas and Epiphany were one holiday, the continuation of which was the Candlemas. Some Christian communities celebrated the Annunciation on the eve of the Nativity of Christ. The history of the Feast of the Transfiguration is also quite complex and interesting.

The ancient Christians emphasized the symbolic side of the event rather than insisting on historical accuracy. After all, even the tradition of Asian Christians to celebrate Easter on Nisan 14 (Aviv) is not historically accurate. Nisan 14 is the first day of the Jewish Easter, and judging by the Gospels, Christ died and rose again not on the Easter day itself. But the ancient Christians saw important symbolism here - the Old Testament Easter is replaced by the New Testament, God, who freed Israel from slavery, is now freeing the entire human race. I repeat once again that all this is described in great detail by V.V. Bolotov.

11.03.2017 13:05:05 Mikhail

Yes, I understand why there was a difference in traditions, in calendars, in full moons and equinoxes. It is not clear to me why they began to become attached to these full moons, equinoxes, when an event occurred that could not be overlooked: a three-hour eclipse of the sun? After all, Dionysius the Areopagite noticed and it is known when he noticed and when he lived. It was a specific day. And there was never another three-hour solar eclipse. And it could not be all over the earth. Why was this day not taken as a basis? Here's what I don't understand.

07.04.2019 17:12:47 Site administrator

Who told you, Konstantin, that you can guess at the Annunciation? And heresy, by the way, is a distortion of Christian doctrine - that is, something that arises in the mainstream of theology. And fortune-telling is simply demonic, incompatible with church Christian life, either on the Annunciation or on any other day.

04/07/2019 21:17:21 Leo

Yes, Konstantin, this is a gross superstition! Sin, it remains sin even on especially revered days. This superstition was invented in order to desecrate the holiday with fortune-telling and other unholy things. Sin is always sin and virtue is always virtue. It’s impossible to say that today is the Annunciation and I won’t wash the floor, they say it’s impossible, but I’ll spend this day not in prayer, but in idleness, or even worse in drunkenness. These bans on household chores are conditional, they were established by the Church, so that hard-working peasants were freed from their work in order to be able to participate in long festive services, and this is to save the soul!

Easter- one of the main Christian church holidays for believers in Russia and around the world. The celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord in Russia has its own centuries-old traditions and customs. People are waiting for Easter with special impatience and inner trepidation, because it is a double joy: the resurrection of the Savior of the human race, crucified on the cross, and the arrival of spring, symbolizing the renewal of all living things. Easter has many names: "The Resurrection of the Lord", "Bright or Holy Easter", "Easter of Christ".

The celebration of Easter in Russia is distinguished by a huge number of interesting traditions, customs, rituals that have survived to this day from ancient times. Despite the fact that Easter is a Christian holiday, it has its roots in the deep past, associated with the pagan beliefs of our ancestors. In our Slavic culture, there used to be a special day - the holiday of the arrival of spring, the birth of life, which was celebrated at the end of March or at the beginning of April, when nature began to wake up after winter. There were also rituals. Among men, it was customary to kindle huge fires in order to appease the Sun and get his favor. And the women chose the most beautiful girl, undressed her, poured spring water on her, decorated her with herbs, wove flowers into her hair, this ritual ended with the “spring goddess” going around the whole village with a plow, thus endowing the land with fertility, stimulating vegetation to life.

Easter was celebrated in Rus' immediately after Prince Vladimir the Red Sun was baptized himself and baptized our people. We know that not all Russian people enthusiastically accepted the new religion, for some time they fought for their right to remain pagans and continued to celebrate national holidays, but over time they became imbued with Christianity. Although, the celebration of Easter, like many other holidays of Christianity, is often accompanied by pagan rites, rituals preserved from ancient times, which have nothing to do with true faith.

But, the history of Easter throughout the world has even deeper roots. You can read about those events in the book of the Old Testament. The Pesach holiday was celebrated in ancient times by representatives of the Jewish people, after Moses brought them out of Egypt. If the name of the holiday is literally translated from the Hebrew language, it means "Deliverance". Of course, that Christian holiday should not be directly associated with the liberation of the Jews. The history, traditions of Easter of Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox are connected with the events of the New Testament and the main meaning is the triumph of life over death, which was confirmed by the immortality of Jesus Christ, who resurrected after the crucifixion.

In Catholic and Protestant countries, Easter is celebrated a little earlier than in Russia, because in Orthodoxy time is counted according to the Gregorian calendar, and the spring equinox serves as a starting point. Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. The day of Easter is floating, without a specific date. Therefore, in order to know when Easter will be celebrated this year, believers look at Orthodox calendars. To observe all the traditions of the Easter holiday, Easter is made up.

Everyone knows that the last week before Easter is called "Passion", it is dedicated to the suffering that Jesus Christ endured for the human race. The most severe days of fasting fall on it, during which believers eat only bread and water, do not have fun, do not have fun, but only pray for the forgiveness of their sins. Together with the rejection of the joys of life and animal food, people are preparing for the greatest church holiday. On Holy Week, according to tradition, it is customary to clean houses, throw away everything superfluous, give the poor things that you no longer wear. On Pure Thursday, a general cleaning is necessarily carried out, both physical and spiritual. On Thursday, Christians bathed at dawn in a stream to wash away all the sins accumulated over the year. And Friday is allocated for baking Easter cakes and painting Easter eggs.

Why did the tradition of baking Easter cakes and coloring eggs appear for Easter, and what does it mean? The main Easter symbols of the holiday are painted eggs and Easter cakes. According to tradition, they must first be consecrated in the church. These are not just delicious treats, but also symbols of the Bright Holiday, which have a deeply religious meaning, taken from the Bible. According to legend, after Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, the apostles began to put a piece of bread on the table when they ate, it was intended for the Teacher, who was resurrected. Easter cake is a symbol of that holy food.

The meeting place of the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ is the temple, where parishioners flock to the solemn service, during which the priest consecrates the Easter cakes, apiaries, eggs they brought. The Easter service starts from Saturday evening and goes until the morning, it is called "All-Night". According to tradition, it is customary to wear light-colored clothes for this service in order to hear the good news in festive attire. At midnight, the bells begin to ring, announcing to everyone around that Christ is Risen, at this moment the Easter holiday comes, and the faithful follow the church servants with banners to the procession, during which the church goes around the temple three times, and then everyone congratulates each other. This is a ritual of Christening, when the younger says to the elder: “Christ is Risen!”, And he answers him: “Truly Risen!” They then kiss each other three times on the cheeks. In the morning, returning home, people lay a festive table. Easter is celebrated in a narrow family circle. Some go to the cemetery on Easter, but as the clergy say, this is not worth doing because Easter is a holiday of joy, and the cemetery is a place of sorrow, to commemorate the dead, Parents' Saturday, which comes after Easter, is highlighted. There is an expression that on Easter the deceased themselves come to visit you, and on Parental they are waiting for you at their home.

For the Easter holiday, special attention should be paid to the preparation of the table. On the eve, believers prepare various treats that will stand on the solemn Easter table, however, due to the fact that Great Lent is still going on at this time, they cannot be tasted until Sunday. But on the Holy Holiday, Christians will be able to enjoy clear, fish treats, try pies, jelly, drink wine, treat relatives and friends.

According to tradition and Orthodox canons, Easter is celebrated for seven days - Easter week, and it ends with the day "Red Hill", in ancient times in Rus', weddings were played on it. The fact is that only during this short period of time did the peasants have free time between Strict Lent and the sowing of grain crops.

Easter in 2018 falls on the eighth of April, in 2019 on the twenty-eighth of April, in 2020 on the nineteenth of April.