Spirit_of_Sky
(Christian) , , , (Easter). - (Holy Week) (Palm Sunday), (Lent). , (the gospel), (Jesus Christ) (Jerusalem). , (palm branches). (believers) (temple, church) . (willow branches), . (blessed) (sacred). (behind the icons) ( ).
(in churches) (service).
(Maundy Thursday) (The Last Supper) - (apostles [ə'pɔsls]). (Good Friday): , (Jesus was crucified on a cross).
(Paskha/Russian Pravoslavnaya easter)? (Hebrew). easter*. Russian Orthdox easter.
(to spring-clean homes), (to make the traditional kulich and paskha). (to dye/to decorate/to paint eggs), .
, (some of the hard-boiled painted eggs) , (priest) . (go to the Church) (for Midnight Mass) - , . : ! ("Christ is risen!"), (the congregation/parishioners) : ! ("He is risen indeed!"). (Kisses are exchanged three times on alternative cheeks).
(to the huge easter table). (Fish is not served at Ester table). » (eggs are decorated with » on the back, the Cyrillic initials for " Christ is risen"). (the "Battle of the Eggs" takes place). . (The loser's egg cracks), , (until there is a champion).
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The Seven Deadly Sins
Pride
Anger (or Wrath, or Ire) - ,
Lust (or Lechery)
Covetousness (or Greed, or Avarice) - ,
Gluttony
Envy
Sloth -
The Ten Cammandments -
Messiah [mә'saiә] -
The Old Testament -
The New Testament
Evangelist - one of the four writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) of the books called the Gospels in the Bible
The Book of Revelation - ()
the Crucifixion
the Resurrection
Ascension Day (the 40th day after easter, when the Ascension of Christ into heaven is celebrated)
to convert to Christianity
The Trinity :
God the Father
God the Son
The Holy Spirit
milestone
The Passion of Christ
original sin
fast -
to break the fast -
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