During this moveable feast, the faithful celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion by the Romans which, according to Christian beliefs, took place nearly 2,000 years ago.This gallery compiled by Sputnik shows how Orthodox Christians in various countries – such as Russia, Greece, Ethiopia, Serbia, and Romania – celebrate Easter with bonfires, prayers and religious processions.
Orthodox Christians all over the world celebrated Easter, one of the most important Christian observances, on Sunday, May 5.
During this moveable feast, the faithful celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion by the Romans which, according to Christian beliefs, took place nearly 2,000 years ago.
This gallery compiled by Sputnik shows how Orthodox Christians in various countries – such as Russia, Greece, Ethiopia, Serbia, and Romania – celebrate Easter with bonfires, prayers and religious processions.
Macedonian Orthodox Christians light candles from the holy fire that arrived from Jerusalem during an Easter service at the Saint Jovan Bigorski monastery in Mavrovo, some 115km west of the capital Skopje.
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian pilgrims hold candles during a ceremony of the Holy Fire at the Deir Al-Sultan Monastery on the roof of the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem's Old City on the eve of Orthodox Easter.
Orthodox Christians gather with lit candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem's Old City on the eve of Easter Sunday.
Children of ROmania's Armenian community hold chocolate eggs that they received at the end of an Orthodox Easter religious service at the Armenian cathedral in Bucharest.
Protesters against the controversial "foreign influence" bill celebrate Orthodox Easter in front of the Kashveti Church next to the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi.
Orthodox Christians gather with lit candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem's Old City on the eve of Easter Sunday.
An Orthodox girl sits next to her family member during an easter service in the Orthodox Church in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
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![Protesters against the controversial "foreign influence" bill celebrate Orthodox Easter in front of the Kashveti Church next to the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi. - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/05/05/1118270235_0:0:3072:2048_600x0_80_0_1_f19432b851308312074c09cbacc1f931.jpg "Protesters against the controversial "foreign influence" bill celebrate Orthodox Easter in front of the Kashveti Church next to the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi.")
