Pysanky: Ukraine’s centuries-old #Easter egg tradition

Before #Orthodox Easter in #Soviet times, children were lined up, their hands inspected for signs of forbidden dye

Teachers searching for signs children’s families secretly celebrated #Christian holiday by decorating #traditional Ukrainian #EasterEggs

Despite Soviet ban on religion, some families came together in back rooms, whispering & candlelight, learned tradition passed through generations

https://kyivindependent.com/pysanky-ukraines-centuries-old-easter-egg-tradition/

#tradition #art

Pysanky: Ukraine's centuries-old easter egg tradition

In the days before Orthodox Easter in Soviet times, one Ukrainian historical researcher recalls children being lined up, their hands inspected for signs of forbidden dye. Teachers were searching for any sign that the children’s families had secretly celebrated the Christian holiday by decorating traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs, or pysanky as they're known in Ukrainian. "Making pysanky was banned… Anyone caught with dye stains was punished," recalled Yaroslava Muzychenko, a researcher at the

The Kyiv Independent
Getting a second run at Good Friday. #Orthodox #JulianCalendar
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/vladimir-putin-announces-orthodox-easter-ceasefire-with-ukraine. "Vladimir #Putin has declared a 32-hour #ceasefire in #Ukraine over the #Orthodox #Easter weekend, after an earlier call from Volodymyr #Zelenskyy for a pause."
Vladimir Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine

Kremlin proposes 32-hour ceasefire starting on Saturday afternoon – with Ukraine expected to agree to plan

The Guardian

📰 Poetin kondigt weer eenzijdig bestand af voor orthodox Pasen

https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1BWO

🕙 22:09 | NOS Nieuws
🔸 #Poetin #Orthodox #Pasen #Kremlin #Rusland

Poetin kondigt weer eenzijdig bestand af voor orthodox Pasen

Komend weekend zullen Russische militairen geen gevechtshandelingen uitvoeren, zo beweert het Kremlin.

📰 Poetin: komend weekend staakt-het-vuren in Oekraïne voor orthodox Pasen

https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1BWJ

🕙 21:51 | RTL Nieuws
🔸 #Poetin #StaaktHetVuren #Orthodox #Pasen #Oekraine

Poetin: komend weekend staakt-het-vuren in Oekraïne voor orthodox Pasen

De Russische president Vladimir Poetin heeft een staakt-het-vuren met Oekraïne aangekondigd tijdens het orthodoxe paasfeest. Dat vindt komend weekend plaats.

RTL Nieuws

Il Fatto Quotidiano: Putin annuncia il cessate il fuoco con l’Ucraina per la Pasqua ortodossa: “Ci aspettiamo che Kiev faccia lo stesso”

Il Presidente russo Vladimir Putin ha dichiarato una tregua per la Pasqua ortodossa. Lo rende noto il servizio stampa del Cremlino. “Per decisione del Comandante in capo supremo delle Forze armate della Federazione Russa, in vista dell’imminente festività ortodossa della Pasqua, viene dichiarato un cessate il fuoco dalle ore 16 dell’11 aprile fino alla fine della giornata del 12 aprile 2026″, si legge nel comunicato. Il Cremlino ha inoltre sottolineato che la Russia si aspetta che l’Ucraina segua l’esempio di Mosca con un cessate il fuoco a Pasqua. “Diamo per scontato che la parte ucraina seguirà l’esempio della Federazione Russa”, si legge nella dichiarazione. Il presidente russo aveva già fatto lo stesso nel 2025.
Alle truppe russe è stato ordinato di cessare le ostilità in tutte le direzioni durante la tregua di Pasqua dell’11 e 12 aprile, ma di rimanere pronte a contrastare qualsiasi aggressione nemica. “Il Ministro della Difesa russo A.R. Belousov e il Capo di Stato Maggiore delle Forze Armate russe, Comandante del Gruppo di Forze Congiunte, Generale dell’Esercito V.V. Gerasimov, hanno ricevuto istruzioni di cessare le operazioni militari in tutte le direzioni per questo periodo. Le truppe devono tenersi pronte a contrastare qualsiasi possibile provocazione da parte del nemico, così come qualsiasi azione aggressiva”, si legge nella dichiarazione del Cremlino.
L'articolo Putin annuncia il cessate il fuoco con l’Ucraina per la Pasqua ortodossa: “Ci aspettiamo che Kiev faccia lo stesso” proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Putin announces a ceasefire with Ukraine for the Orthodox Easter: “We expect Kyiv to do the same.”

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has declared a truce for the Orthodox Easter. The Kremlin’s press service announced this. “By the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in anticipation of the upcoming Orthodox Easter holiday, a ceasefire will be declared from 4 p.m. on April 11th until the end of the day on April 12th, 2026,” the statement reads. The Kremlin also emphasized that Russia expects Ukraine to follow Moscow’s example with a ceasefire for Easter. “We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow the example of the Russian Federation,” the statement reads. The Russian president had already done so in 2025.

Russian troops were ordered to cease hostilities during the Easter truce of April 11th and 12th, but to remain ready to counter any enemy aggression. “Russian Minister of Defense A.R. Belousov and the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Commander of the Joint Group of Forces, Army General V.V. Gerasimov, received instructions to cease military operations in all directions for this period. Troops must remain ready to counter any possible provocation by the enemy, as well as any aggressive action,” the Kremlin statement reads.

The article “Putin Announces Ceasefire with Ukraine for Orthodox Easter: ‘We Expect Kyiv to Do the Same’” comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.

#Putin #Ukraine #VladimirPutin #Russia #theOrthodoxEaster #Kremlin #Supreme #Moscow #Easter #Ukrainian #Russian #ARBelousov #VVGerasimov #Orthodox #IlFattoQuotidiano

https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/04/09/tregua-pasqua-ortodossa-putin-ucraina-notizie/8350968/

Putin annuncia il cessate il fuoco con l’Ucraina per la Pasqua ortodossa: “Ci aspettiamo che Kiev…

Durerà dalle ore 16 dell'11 aprile fino alla fine della giornata del 12 aprile 2026. Già nel 2025 il presidente russo aveva fatto lo stesso

Il Fatto Quotidiano

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Can you save this LGBTQ #simple #English Wikipedia page from deletion?

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* Lehava is a far-right Jewish group in Israel that supports Jewish supremacy (the thought that Jews are better than other people)

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#Judaism #Kahanism #Orthodox #Farright

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This week’s Divine Dispatch is out. Moscow has accused a US/Israeli strike on a nearby target of damaging a historic Russian #Orthodox Church in #iran

●Russia’s intelligence targets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
● Ukraine’s new Orthodox rivalry
● Serbia’s Vučić and Porfirije agree on a new university and more

https://www.divinediplomacy.com/p/divine-dispatch-moscow-claims-usisrael

Divine Dispatch: Moscow claims US/Israel strikes in Tehran damaged a Russian Orthodox Cathedral

Russia’s intelligence targets Bartholomew (again) ● Ukraine’s new Orthodox rivalry ● Serbia’s Vučić and Porfirije agree on a new university

Divine Diplomacy

Corriere.it - Homepage: L’altra Pasqua di Corfù, tra riti ortodossi e tradizioni veneziane. E c’entra anche Casanova

The other Easter in Corfu, between Orthodox rituals and Venetian traditions. And Casanova is involved too.

#Easter #Corfu #Orthodox #Venetian #Casanova

https://www.corriere.it/cronache/26_aprile_06/l-altra-pasqua-ortodossa-di-corfu-tra-riti-greci-e-tradizioni-veneziane-e-c-entra-anche-casanova-b295916c-eb3d-4199-b803-c7fe7ae27xlk.shtml

L’altra Pasqua (ortodossa) di Corfù, tra riti greci e tradizioni veneziane. E c’entra anche Casanova

Nel 1745 l’avventuriero trascorse la notte della Resurrezione sull’isola, al braccio di una nobildonna. In processione. Tre secoli dopo le atmosfere restano le stesse, tra sacro e profano

Corriere della Sera