TIRANA, May 5 /ATA/ Orthodox believers celebrate Easter on Sunday, the most important day in the calendar of Christian holidays.

All over the country, the faithful celebrated Christ’s resurrection at midnight in the Easter Mass. With prayers for peace and goodness, Orthodox believers attended the Mass of the Resurrection of Christ in Churches and Cathedrals across the country.

“Christ is risen, he is risen indeed!”, these were the words that Orthodox believers shared with each other while celebrating Easter, one of the most important holidays of this faith that symbolizes the triumph of life over evil, death.

Believers have lit candles in the “Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral” to bring home light from the light of Jesus Christ who has now truly risen.

Orthodox believers celebrate the resurrection of Christ, this moment that symbolizes the rebirth of hope, the strengthening of faith in God for all believers, the transition from the temporal to the eternal and the liberation of people from sin.

As every year on the Great Saturday of Orthodox Easter, the holy flame was passed with candles to the faithful who exchanged greetings on this important day in the Orthodox festive calendar.

“Christ is risen” is the “chorus” of this festive day, which is expressed unanimously by all believers by knocking on the red Easter egg that symbolizes the blood of Christ.

“Christ is risen” is the “chorus” of this festive day, which is expressed unanimously by all believers by knocking on the red Easter egg that symbolizes the blood of Christ. The Orthodox Easter holiday is also associated with sweet bread, the holy flame and lamb.

Archbishop Janullatos in his message to all believers said that “the Easter period, in a special way and through a personal experience, invites us to come closer to Christ.”