Easter. How to celebrate Easter in Ukraine

1. EASTER

2. How to celebrate Easter in Ukraine

• Easter - the most important Orthodox
holiday of Ukraine .Easter is preceded by
lent - remembrance of the earthly life of
the Savior. Traditionally on the night before
Easter it is not desirable to sleep. In the
evening people go to Church for the vigil
service, carrying in baskets meals –
Easter bread, dyed eggs, meat and
culinary products.

3.

At midnight in the Orthodox churches the Easter
service begins. After the solemn service the
priest blesses the food. Orthodox Christians greet
each other with words "Christ is risen!" and go
home to "break the fast" - to eat Easter
meals.According to tradition, upon returning
home, the Orthodox sat at the table. And despite
the culinary diversity, but began to eat always
with Easter. It takes pride of place on the festive
table

4. Easter bread

• Holiday bread Passover is the symbol
of the Lord's body, and
painted the egg
symbolized the Slavs
the revival of life

5.

• Painted eggs are one more holiday decoration
of the Easter table
Eggs museum. Coloma

6. Painted eggs

• 'eggs' (painted in one or several colors eggs)

7. Painted eggs

• 'pysanky' (eggs painted with ornament)

8. Painted eggs

• 'skrobanky' (eggs, on which the pattern is
applied with a sharp tool)

9.

• Interestingly, in the first week of Easter in all
the churches allowed to ring the bells.

10.

• On Easter people go to visit each other
give colored eggs and Easter bread. There are
many Easter games. The most famous game is
knocking, when children and adults choose
Easter eggs and knock them one on another.
Whose is broken, he loses.