Pascha 2016, Kennewick WA
Christ is Risen!
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Interesting, this site would NOT allow me to write Christ is Risen in Russian because of a backwards N. Is forbidden to have backwards N, Tovarich..........
Pascha 2016, Kennewick WA
by Cherokee 
, Medina, Ohio, Tuesday, May 03, 2016, 18:04 (3132 days ago) @ Otony
edited by Cherokee, Tuesday, May 03, 2016, 21:17
Risen indeed !! May I ask what denomination ?
wonderful ! beautiful picture...makes my heart/soul happy
Beautiful family Tony.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Tuesday, May 03, 2016, 20:47 (3132 days ago) @ Otony
Vinny is becoming quite the young man. I am sorry to say I do not recall your beautiful daughter's name but she will break hearts.
Thank you for sharing with us.
The little princess is........
.........Tatiana Rose, and she will be 8 next month. She already has half the boys at school wrapped tight. I pity them in a way! 
Vinny is 10 and a 1/2, doing extremely well in the Fourth grade. Learning Latin, believe it or not.
That photo was taken just before our 5th service in 3 days. Those are truly smiles of joy!
Otony
Classic, and wonderful for the Heart to See, thank You
by John Meeker , Maumee Ohio, Wednesday, May 04, 2016, 10:59 (3132 days ago) @ Otony
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Pascha 2016, Kennewick WA
by Creeker , Hardwoods, Wednesday, May 04, 2016, 21:37 (3131 days ago) @ Otony
OK Tony April 21-22 was Passover with the 7 day unleavened bread feast following. Would have thought The Resurrection to be 24-25. Could you explain this without having to write a book? Maybe give me a link? Thanks.........Lynn
Pascha 2016, Kennewick WA
May 1st, last Sunday was Pascha (Easter) because we use the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian.
There are 13 days difference between the two calendars, plus Passover is figured by the lunar phase, so it all gets pretty complicated. Try this site for a more educated explanation: http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/julian-gregorian-switch.html
Not all Orthodox churches are Old Calendar, some are New Calendar. And oddly enough, a segment of Russian Orthodoxy, the OCA, is New Calendar EXCEPT for figuring Pascha when they temporarily switch to Old Calendar. Before you ask, it beats the heck out of me!
So we are just rolling with an uninterrupted schedule of services that are well over a thousand years old. The "skipped days" when most of the world transitioned to the Gregorian calendar would have thrown that schedule off. BTW, it took about 300 years for the transition to become relatively universal.
Clear as mud, right?
Otony
You never cease to amaze me
by LAH , Thursday, May 05, 2016, 09:41 (3131 days ago) @ Otony
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I hope that is a good thing?
Pascha 2016, Kennewick WA
by Art , Littleton, Colorado, Thursday, May 05, 2016, 19:49 (3130 days ago) @ Otony
What a lovely picture in a magnificent setting. My mother-in-law was of your faith. Very gentel people. You should be very proud.
Art
Too many Russian spammers
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Monday, May 09, 2016, 12:34 (3127 days ago) @ Otony
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