Days to Easter 2018. For some, Easter comes at an entirely different time, and that’s what’s known as Orthodox Easter.Therefore the Orthodox Easter period often occurs later than our Easter period which falls around the time of the March equinox.Various celebrations for Easter are currently being prepared in Orthodox countries, including the cracking of painted red eggs, candlelit church services, roasting lamb on a spit, sombre parades, plus re-enactments of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial.It always happens a week after our Easter Sunday.This year, Orthodox Easter falls on Sunday April 8.Yes, not everyone celebrates Easter at the same time as we tend to in the UK.As per the Bible, the day itself must still fall on a Sunday, so that all the days of Holy Week leading up to it fall in step with the events of Jesus’ death.Many Orthodox churches in countries like Greece, Cyprus and Romania base their Easter date on the Julian calendar, which often differs from the Gregorian calendar that is used by us in Britain.
60 Minutes got rare access to one for Holy Week services in 2018. But that’s only the case for most people. Shtotov was chosen from among his classmates because of his excellent results during his five-year course of study at the seminary.The Sofia Globe - the Sofia-based fully independent English-language news and features website, covering Bulgaria, the Balkans and the EU.
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32709292Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.Ahead of the evening ritual, firefighters and police carried out safety inspections of churches throughout Bulgaria.In an annual Easter ritual sacred to Orthodox Christians, the “holy fire” was distributed at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 7 2018, Great Saturday in the Eastern Orthodox calendar.The department issued a call to people to be careful when carrying the flames to their homes and not to leave candles unattended or close to combustible materials.Regarded as a miracle by believers, the appearance of the “holy fire” is a key event in Orthodox Christian celebrations of Easter.Occurences of miraculous flames are recorded in texts dating back to the fourth century CE, though the “holy fire” ritual became formalised later.From Jerusalem, the “holy fire” is distributed to several Orthodox Christian countries, including Bulgaria. This year, Catholic and Greek-Orthodox Christians — who use different liturgical calendars — celebrated Easter one week apart, with the former being on April 1 and the latter April 8. In 2018 Easter Sunday will coincide with April Fools' day for the first time since 1956. Believers gather to celebrate the single greatest event in the history of the Christian faith. Sunday, April 1st is day number 91 of the 2018 calendar year with -2 years, -3 months, -27 days until Easter 2018. Rector Dobromir Kostov said that this was a great honour for the Plovdiv Seminary. The spiritual heart of Orthodox Christianity, Mt. The Orthodox Christian date for Easter Sunday often occurs at a later date than the Easter date observed by many western churches. Do Christians celebrate Easter Sunday on the same day? Easter is the most important and sacred day of the Orthodox Church calendar. Further Reading: Encyclopedia Britannica Easter History and Facts Wikipedia on Easter Easter Day. Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter Share this article via messenger. The day is also known as Pascha, Easter and Easter Day. Sign up to subscribe to sofiaglobe.com's daily bulletin through the form on our homepage. In an annual Easter ritual sacred to Orthodox Christians, the “holy fire” was distributed at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 7 2018, Great Saturday in the Eastern Orthodox calendar. Fire department inspector Petar Toskov said that the infraction were minor ones and could be addressed quickly.The fire department said that it would have fire engines on standby, including at Bachkovo Monastery, a popular location for fetching the “holy fire”.Meanwhile, for the first time, in Plovdiv the “holy fire” will be borne in the city by a seminary student, not by the diocese’s Metropolitan. Olivia Waring Sunday 1 Apr 2018 4:22 pm. Protestants also do not recognise it as legitimate. References: 1.”Council of Nicaea on Easter Date” - … The Bulgarian delegation to fetch the “holy fire” is led in 2018 by Antonii, Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe.Local media in Plovdiv said that inspections had been carried out at 140 places of worship, including churches, chapels and monasteries, and had found 18 cases of shortcomings.
Easter on Mt. Many Orthodox churches base their Easter date on the Julian calendar, which often differs from the Gregorian calendar that is used by many western countries. Regarded as a miracle by believers, the appearance of the “holy fire” is a key event in Orthodox Christian celebrations of Easter. Athos.