Easter 2014 In Ukraine 22.04.2014 // St Volodymyr's Cathedral Is Editorial Photo

Easter (Old English Ä’ostre),also called the Pasch or Pascha ), or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred three days after his crucifixion by Romans at Calvary. It is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.