VOCABULARY OF EASTER

Christ is risen!            (Христос Воскрес!)
He is risen indeed!   (Воистину Воскрес!)

Faith    вера
holy    святой
sac­ri­fice — [ˈsækrɪ­faɪs]    жертва
Lord’s Sup­per    Тайная вечеря
reli­gious holiday    религиозный праздник
cru­ci­fix­ion — [ˌkru:sɪˈfɪkʃən]    распятие на кресте
cross    крест
res­ur­rec­tion — [ˌrezəˈrekʃən]    воскрешение
Jesus Christ — [ˈdʒi:zəs kraist]    Иисус Христос
Lent    великий пост
Maun­dy Thursday    Великий Четверг
Holy Friday/ Saturday    Страстная Пятн ... Читать дальше »

East­er

East­er – it’s a big reli­gious hol­i­day, because Chris­tians cel­e­brate the Res­ur­rec­tion of Jesus Christ. The date of cel­e­brat­ing changes every year. It falls on one of spring Sun­days. Sev­en weeks before East­er – it is the Lent. Peo­ple must not eat the ani­mal prod­ucts and meal 7 weeks.

Peo­ple pre­pare for the cel­e­bra­tion dur­ing the last week, which we name Holy Week. Of course, the cus­toms relat­ed with this day are dif­fer­ent in every coun­try. For exam­ple, East­er cakes and East­er eggs are the tra­ ... Читать дальше »