Sputnik: Watch Russian President Arrive at Moscow Cathedral for Orthodox Easter Service
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, located a few hundred metres from the Kremlin, for an Orthodox Easter service. Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter this year on 2 May.
The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces had about 4,000 people attending the midnight Easter service, according to a Defence Ministry spokesperson. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended midnight mass along with the Russian president.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said ahead of the Easter service that even though the coronavirus had paralysed people's lives, churches and cathedrals were starting to fill up again as the infection subsides.
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Update: Putin congratulates Orthodox Christians on Easter (TASS)
WNU Editor: This is an important day for my family. And for a second year in a row we have to celebrate it with restrictions and Face-time/Skype calls.
So be it.
This was also the first Easter service held in Main Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces (Video below).
1 comment:
To WNU Editor,
Congratulations, Your heart and soul is still tied to a country that appreciates its heritage, traditions and customs despite some historical blemishes. I wish I could say the same. Those are some lovely ceremonies. Thanks for sharing.
Ron
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