The Holy Fire was delivered from Jerusalem to Moscow on an aircraft with a delegation of the Saint Andrew the First-Called Foundation.
The fire was brought to Russia by a charter flight, contained within special lamps designed on a principle similar to those used to transport the Olympic flame.
According to Orthodox tradition, the Holy Fire is a miracle that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday, the day preceding Orthodox Easter, in which a blue light emanates from within the tomb of Jesus Christ.