2. The first and largest of celebrations of the New Testament
church is Easter. On this day is the resurrection of Jesus Christ -
the Son of God who by His death redeemed the sins of
mankind, and with His resurrection gave hope for life after
death.

3. The last week before Easter is called Maundy. It recalls the
events of the last week of Jesus Christ’s life from the
moment he solemnly entered into Jerusalem, until the day
he was crucified on the cross and rose again on the third
day.

4. During the Holy
Week
Orthodox Church
has several
services .
This week is the
last of the Easter
fast , which lasts
eight weeks.
During this
period foodstuff
of animal origin,
rag and other
entertainment
are not allowed.

5. According to a legend, this was associated with
incident occurred when Christ was on the cross. At
this point, at the foot of the crucifix came a hen and
laid an egg. The blood flowing from Christ's body,
colored the egg in red, and so arose the practice of
dying eggs.

6. On Thursday before Easter we dye Easter eggs..

7. On "Good Friday“ no housework is done. Who
works on this day will suffer misfortune.

8. There is a tradition of knocking with eggs and the
owner whose egg hasn’t broken will be
healthy throughout the year.

9. 1 kg of flour
40 g Yeast
6 eggs
300 ml milk
250 g sugar
150g butter at room
temperature
zest of one lemon
2 tsp lemon juice
vanilla flavor
50 Raisins
50 Peeled almonds
1 egg for coating
a pinch of salt

10. Easter table is very rich in
honor of the resurrection of
Jesus Christ.The table consists
of painted eggs, Easter cakes
and roast lamb.

11. It is a custom among
Orthodox Christians to
greet each other with
“Christ is risen!”
"Truly, He is risen!"

12. By Georgi Nenkov