Orthodox Easter weekend from around the world
Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate their foremost religious celebration, Easter, this weekend. In Romania, for Maudry Thursday incense is burned in front of graves of relatives. In Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Metropolitan Theophilos washes feet at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In Bulgaria, candles are lit in a traditional Good Friday mass at Alexander Nevski cathedral. And in Greece, the faithful pay their respect in front of a figure of a crucified Jesus Christ at Penteli monastery north of Athens.
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- An Ethiopian Orthodox worshipper prays during the washing of the feet ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City ahead of Orthodox Easter. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters photo)
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- A child plays with an installation made of painted wooden eggs, attributes of the Orthodox Easter, in central Kiev. Orthodox believers will celebrate Easter on May 5. (Sergii Polezhaka/Reuters photo)
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- A pigeon flies above an installation made of painted wooden eggs, attributes of the Orthodox Easter, in central Kiev. Orthodox believers will celebrate Easter on May 5. (Sergii Polezhaka/Reuters photo)
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- Worshippers, reflected on a glass case of an icon of Christ, pray during Good Friday at the St. Sava temple in Belgrade. Serbia and other Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate Easter this weekend. (Marko Djurica/Reuters photo)
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- A monument of St. Sava is seen in front of the temple during Good Friday in Belgrade. Serbia and other Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate Easter this weekend. (Marko Djurica/Reuters photo)
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- A worshipper prays during Good Friday at the St. Sava temple in Belgrade. Serbia and other Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate Easter this weekend. (Marko Djurica/Reuters photo)
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- A worshipper lights candles as she prays during Good Friday at the St. Sava temple in Belgrade. Serbia and other Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate Easter this weekend. (Marko Djurica/Reuters photo)
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- A worshipper kisses an icon of Christ as she prays during Good Friday at the St. Sava temple in Belgrade. Serbia and other Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate Easter this weekend. (Marko Djurica/Reuters photo)
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- A woman lights candles in front of the graves of her relatives at a cemetery in the village of Copaciu, 42 km (26 miles) southwest of Bucharest, early morning. Orthodox women went to church and cemeteries to light candles, burn incense and mourn their dead relatives as part of a southern Romania tradition. Holy Thursday is the day Christians commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus Christ. Romania’s Orthodox majority celebrates Easter on May 5. (Bogdan Cristel/Reuters photo)
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- A woman burns incense in front of the graves of her relatives at a cemetery in the village of Copaciu, 42 km (26 miles) southwest of Bucharest, early morning. Orthodox women went to church and cemeteries in the early morning to light candles, burn incense and mourn their dead relatives as part of a southern Romania tradition. Holy Thursday, is the day Christians commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus Christ. Romania’s Orthodox majority celebrates Easter on May 5. (Bogdan Cristel/Reuters photo)
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- Greek Orthodox priests hold candles during the washing of the feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City. (Ammar Awad/Reuters photo)
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- Greek Orthodox priests hold candles as they wait for the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos to exit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, at the beginning of the washing of the feet ceremony ahead of Orthodox Easter. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters photo)
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- Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos (C) stands at the beginning of the washing of the feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters photo)
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- Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos, center, washes the foot of a priest during the washing of the feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City ahead of Orthodox Easter. (Ammar Awad/Reuters photo)
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- People followers of the Greek Orthodox Church kiss the feet of an image of Jesus crucified during the ceremony marking the Apokathelosis, the removal of Christ’s dead body from the Cross, which forms a key part of Orthodox Easter, in a ceremony at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Penteli, north Athens. Millions of Greeks flock to churches around the country this week to celebrate Easter, the country’s foremost religious celebration. (Angelos Tzortzinis/Getty Images)
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- Greek Orthodox faithful pay their respect in front of a figure of a crucified Jesus Christ on Good Friday at Penteli monastery north of Athens. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Easter on Sunday. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters photo)
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- Greek Orthodox priests conduct a liturgy in front of a figure of a crucified Jesus Christ on Good Friday at Penteli monastery north of Athens. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters photo)
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- A Greek Orthodox mother and her child pray in front of a figure of a crucified Jesus Christ on Good Friday at Penteli monastery north of Athens. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters photo)
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- People light candles during the Good Friday mass at “Alexander Nevski” cathedral in Sofia. Bulgaria and other Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate Easter this weekend. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters photo)
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- A worshipper prays after passing under a table covered by a shroud during the Good Friday mass at “Alexander Nevski” cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters photo)
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- People light candles as priests carry a procession during the Good Friday mass at “Alexander Nevski” cathedral in Sofia. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters photo)
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- A worshipper looks at a wooden cross during the Good Friday mass at “Alexander Nevski” cathedral in Sofia. Bulgaria and other Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate Easter this weekend. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters photo)
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- Greek Orthodox followers visit a church before the the Apokathelosis, which forms a key part of Orthodox Easter, in a ceremony at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Penteli, north Athens. Millions of Greeks flock to churches around the country this week to celebrate Easter, the country’s foremost religious celebration. (Angelos Tzortzinis/Getty Images)
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- The “shrouded body of Jesus Christ” is seen at Its tomb after the end of the Apokathelosis, which forms a key part of Orthodox Easter. (Angelos Tzortzinis/Getty Images)
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- Greek Orthodox priests carry out the Apokathelosis, which forms a key part of Orthodox Easter, in a ceremony at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Penteliin Penteli, north Athens. (Angelos Tzortzinis/Getty Images)
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- Greek Orthodox priests carry out the Apokathelosis, carrying the “body” of Jesus Christ to a tomb, which forms a key part of Orthodox Easter, in a ceremony at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Penteliin Penteli. (Angelos Tzortzinis/Getty Images)
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- Greek Orthodox priests carry out the Apokathelosis, which forms a key part of Orthodox Easter, in a ceremony at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Penteliin Penteli, north Athens, Greece. (Angelos Tzortzinis/Getty Images)
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- Greek Orthodox priests carry out the Apokathelosis, the removal of Christ’s dead body from the Cross, which forms a key part of Orthodox Easter, in a ceremony at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Penteliin Penteli, north Athens. (Angelos Tzortzinis/Getty Images)
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Deborah Andrews
May 27, 2013 @ 21:29:14
The Eastern Orthodox Church doesn’t celebrate “Mass” which means body, but they have a variety of services. The service where Communion is served is called Divine Liturgy. Just wanted to clear this up. It is the Roman Catholic Church that has the mass.
Alex
May 03, 2013 @ 22:22:20
Found this post interesting.
http://ethiopianchurchdotorg.blogspot.com/2013/04/every-day-easter.html
elizabeth greeley
May 05, 2013 @ 19:58:01
Thank you for the awesome photos. You made my Greek Easter celebration with my family today even more special.
Yassou!!