ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH CELEBRATES EASTER

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ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH CELEBRATES EASTER

Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the destruction of hail by Jesus Christ and liberation of fair soles. According to the Church after the evening public worship a new day starts, Elza Manukyan, from the press service of Araratian Patriarchal Diocese told Panorama.am. Easter is an important annual religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected from the dead three days after his crucifixion. Many Christian denominations celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day or Easter Sunday, two days after Good Friday. The chronology of his death and resurrection is variously interpreted to be between A.D. 26 and 36. Easter also refers to the season of the church year called Eastertide or the Easter Season. Traditionally the Easter Season lasted for the forty days from Easter Day until Ascension Day but now officially lasts for the fifty days until Pentecost. The first week of the Easter Season is known as Easter Week or the Octave of Easter. Easter also marks the end of Lent, a season of prayer and penance.



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From Fasting to Feasting: Easter
Easter comes as relief to disciples of the Armenian Apostolic Church who have been fasting (no meat, alcohol, sweets, etc.) for 40 days. Every home in Armenia will have the traditional Easter meal this Sunday (some showing more creative approach than others): colored eggs, pilaf with rice and raisins (rice is people, raisins symbolize the saints), fish and red wine accompanied with the words “Christ has resurrected” “Blessed is the resurrection of Christ”.

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