tomorrow, orthodox christians believers around the world celebrated easter (the most important day in the orthodox calendar)- a day for quiet reflection. candles which illuminated church arrived from jrusalem, where the fire – the light of christ – appear miraculously each year on the eve of ester celebrations. the darkness, symbolizing death, is pierced, destroyed by hundreds of lighted candles, and by the exuberant chanting of “christ is risen from the dead! by his death he conquered death, and to those in the tombs he has bestowed life!”
the light is a symbol that literally connects over 200 million othodox believers worldwide. in romania easter sunday is a joyous occasion for all orthodox believers when they give each other hand painted eggs. 40 days from now on christians will continue to greet one another with the words: “christ is risen! truly, he is risen!”
photo by bogdan cristel
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