Easter or pascha traditions in Russia and in the Uk

1.

EASTER OR PASCHA
TRADITIONS IN RUSSIA
AND IN THE UK
LANGUAGES:
ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN

2.

Easter is celebrated on the first
Sunday after the Paschal full moon,
which is the first full moon on or after
21 March.
Easter is a moveable Christian feast it
is not fixed in relation to the civil
calendar.
According to the Canonical Gospels,
Jesus Christ rose from the dead on
the third day
after His Crucifixion.

3.

Great
Week
(Holy) Events
Holy Week: Great Events
Великая
(CтрастнАя)
События
седмица
Вербное
или “Осанна сыну Давидову!”
воскресенье
вайи
Palm Sunday
“Hosanna to the Son of David!”
Great
Monday
Great
Tuesday
the cursing of the barren fig-tree
Великий
понедельник
проклятие смоковницы
the wise and foolish virgins of the parable
Великий
вторник
Притча
о
мудрых
неразумных девах
Great
Wednesday
Great
Thursday
betrayal of Judas
Великая среда
предательство Иуды
the Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist
Великий
четверг
Great Friday
The Christ crucifixion
Тайная
вечеря
и
установление
таинства
Причащения
Распятие Христа
Great
Saturday
Easter
(Pascha)
Великая
пятница
the burial and the appearance of the resurrected Christ Великая
to the myrrhbearing women
суббота
Christ first rose from the tomb, appeared to His disciples
and the myrrh-bearing women, He greeted them
«Rejoice!». Later when He appeared to the Apostles His
first words were «Peace be unto you!»
Светлое
Христово
воскресение
Пасха
и
Погребение
и
явление
Христа
женаммироносицам
После Воскресения, Иисус
явился своим ученикам и
- женам- мироносицам. Он
приветствовал
их:
“Радуйтесь”. Он явился
апостолам и его первые
слова были: “Мир вам!”

4.

The last Friday before Easter is Holy Friday.
It is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion
of Jesus and his death at Calvary, or Golgotha.
It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great
and Holy Friday (also Holy and Great Friday),
and Black Friday

5.

The Easter Season Светлая (пасхальная) седмица
• the Easter Season begins on
Easter Sunday and lasts seven
weeks. It ends with the coming
of the 50th day, Pentecost
Sunday.
• In Eastern Christian countries,
the Paschal season ends with
Pentecost as well. The Pascha
leave-taking is on the 39th day,
the day before the Ascension.

6.

Paschal greeting
On the Easter Sunday all the people usually greet each
other with these words:
“Christ is risen!” And the response is “He is risen indeed.”
In Russia and Serbia people exchange a triple kiss of
peace on the cheeks after the greeting.

7.

Easter service
There is a special church service in Russia and England.
English and Russian people bring Easter baskets to consecrate food from
it.
In England church service is at sunrise.
In Russia church services are at midnight and in the morning.

8.

Немного по-русски: как празднуют
пасху в Африке? (видео)

9.

Eggs
Egg-rolling from the hill is a traditional Easter pastime which still flourishes
in Britain. Unfortunately, Russian children have forgotten this tradition.

10.

Traditional Easter Meals
In Russia people usually
cook kulichs and make
them consecrated.
In England people treat
hot cross buns to each
other.

11.

Easter food
In England:
The main Easter meal is a baked lamb and spring salad. They
also bake traditional Easter cake - Simnel cake.
In Russia: The traditional Easter meals are kulich and
pascha. People usually start cooking them on Thursday.

12.

Spring Flowers
Lily is known as the Easter lily because in Christianity, it is a symbol of the resurrection
of Christ, which is celebrated during Eastertide (also known as Eastertime or
the Easter season).
The "lily has always been highly regarded in the Church", as Jesus Himself referenced
the flower, saying "Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and
yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these"
(Luke 12:27).
It is also the symbol of the hope and motherhood.
Easter is also the time when everybody waits for spring.
In England people decorate churches and houses with flowers.

13.

Easter Bunny
The Easter bunny tradition first appeared in Germany.
The children put out their empty baskets for the Easter bunny to
fill while they sleep. They wake to find their baskets filled with
candy eggs and other treats by the Easter bunny.
When children wake up, they run about trying to find the eggs.
The Bunny is a symbol of fertility and prosperity.

14.

Великая суббота: схождение
благодатного огня.
Когда можно начинать поздравлять
друг друга с Пасхой?