Russia celebrated the Orthodox Easter holiday in a major event at the cathedral in Moscow today, together with festivities enjoyed by more than 30,000 Russian Orthodox churches worldwide.
While Christians celebrate Easter on the third day after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, to mark his resurrection, Eastern and Western Christianity use different calendars to base their calculations.Eastern Europe uses the Julian calendar and Western Europe, the Gregorian calendar, which means that their Easter festivity days differ.In 2012, Orthodox Easter comes one week after the Western Christian holiday and Russians celebrate the end of Lent by painting eggs and cooking special Easter cakes containing nuts and raisins... read full article and view video.
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