Thousands gathered at Kyiv’s Holy Dormition Cathedral and in the courtyard of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery for Easter services and to have their baskets of food blessed by priests
Sergiusz of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church blesses Ukrainian refugees who have gathered at Nowy Teatr to celebrate Easter with a breakfast organized by the Ukrainian House organization.Millions of Ukrainians celebrated Orthodox Easter on Sunday with prayers, hymns and hope for an end to theDespite curfews, security concerns and intense fighting around Bakhmut, Ukrainians made their way to churches across the country to mark Christianity’s holiest day for the second time since Russia’s invasion.
The Orthodox Church has roughly 300 million adherents across Eastern Europe, and it sets Easter according to the Julian calendar. That means the day typically comes a week after the Roman Catholic celebration, which follows the Gregorian calendar. “Spending Easter alone is not pleasant,” said Myrosia Keryk, who is originally from Ukraine and manages Ukrainian House in Warsaw. “When our refugees came to Poland, I knew that it would be very difficult for them, away from home, because our Ukrainian Easter holidays are very social, we don’t spend them only with family, but with friends, we go out into the city, on the street.”
“Easter is a time of hope. We remember that life is more than death, that love overcomes hatred,” Rev. David Brown, an Anglican chaplain, told the crowd. “And every day we pray for you, we pray for peace, for victory, for justice.” Mr. Shulzhenko arrived last month after he turned 60, making him eligible to leave the country under a law that bans men from the ages of 18 to 60 from going abroad.
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