Photos: Orthodox Easter
May 5, 2013
Romanian orthodox nuns sing in the ossuary at the Pasarea monastery, outside Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 5, 2013, during the Easter Religious service. The ossuary, containing mostly remains of the nuns that lived at the monastery is briefly opened on Easter night. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( APTOPIX Romania Easter )
A Christian worshipper kisses a pillar at the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, before the Orthodox Easter service, May 5, 2013. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/ )
An Orthodox Christian prays before he enters one of 11 monolithic rock-cut churches ahead of Orthodox Easter in Lalibela May 4, 2013. The main religious mass takes place on Saturday night, a sombre, sacred occasion with music and dancing until the early hours of the morning. At midnight a chicken is slaughtered for symbolic reasons. According to legend, angels helped King Lalibela build this church and others like it in the 11th and 12th century after he received an order from God to create a new Jerusalem in Ethiopia. Picture taken May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic ( ETHIOPIA/ )
Russian Orthodox priests celebrate Easter at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow early on May 5, 2013. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 519481152 )
Ethnics Serbs light candles during an Orthodox Easter mass at Saint Sava church in Mitrovica, May 5, 2013. Ethnic Serbs from the Serb-dominated northern part of the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica cross the bridge to attend a mass at Saint Sava church located in the town's Albanian-dominated south. REUTERS/Hazir Reka ( KOSOVO/ )
Russian Christian Orthodox worshippers hold candles during a holy Easter service at the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Karlovy Vary May 5, 2013. The spa town of Karlovy Vary has a large number of Russian residents and is also a popular tourist destination for visitors from Russia. REUTERS/David W Cerny ( CZECH/ )
A woman lights a candle during the Easter service at the golden-domed Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia on May 05, 2013. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrated Easter, according to the Julian calendar. DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images ( 519480680 )
Russian Christian Orthodox worshippers light a candle after a holy Easter service at the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Karlovy Vary May 5, 2013. The spa town of Karlovy Vary has a large number of Russian residents and is also a popular tourist destination for visitors from Russia. REUTERS/David W Cerny ( CZECH/ )
A Christian girl blows out a candle before the Orthodox Easter service in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City May 5, 2013. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun ( PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/ )
Orthodox Christians pray in one of the 11 monolithic rock-cut churches ahead of Orthodox Easter in Lalibela May 4, 2013. The main religious mass takes place on Saturday night, a sombre, sacred occasion with music and dancing until the early hours of the morning. At midnight a chicken is slaughtered for symbolic reasons. According to legend, angels helped King Lalibela build this church and others like it in the 11th and 12th century after he received an order from God to create a new Jerusalem in Ethiopia. Picture taken May 4, 2013. REUTERS/ Goran Tomasevic ( ETHIOPIA/ )
Orthodox Christians read bibles as they pray in front of one of the 11 monolithic rock-cut churches ahead of Orthodox Easter in Lalibela May 4, 2013. The main religious mass takes place on Saturday night, a sombre, sacred occasion with music and dancing until the early hours of the morning. At midnight a chicken is slaughtered for symbolic reasons. According to legend, angels helped King Lalibela build this church and others like it in the 11th and 12th century after he received an order from God to create a new Jerusalem in Ethiopia. Picture taken May 4, 2013. REUTERS/ Goran Tomasevic ( ETHIOPIA/ )
An Orthodox Christian prays in front of one of the 11 monolithic rock-cut churches ahead of Orthodox Easter in Lalibela May 4, 2013. The main religious mass takes place on Saturday night, a sombre, sacred occasion with music and dancing until the early hours of the morning. At midnight a chicken is slaughtered for symbolic reasons. According to legend, angels helped King Lalibela build this church and others like it in the 11th and 12th century after he received an order from God to create a new Jerusalem in Ethiopia. Picture taken May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic ( ETHIOPIA/ )
Villagers have lunch on Orthodox Easter day in the village of Pogost, some 250 km (155 miles) south of Minsk, May 5, 2013. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko ( BELARUS/ )
Easter eggs are seen during an Orthodox Easter mass at Saint Sava church in Mitrovica, May 5, 2013. Ethnic Serbs from the Serb-dominated northern part of the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica cross the bridge to attend a mass at Saint Sava church located in the town's Albanian-dominated south. REUTERS/Hazir Reka ( KOSOVO/ )
An Orthodox Christian priest holds Easter eggs during an Orthodox Easter mass at Saint Sava church in Mitrovica, May 5, 2013. Ethnic Serbs from the Serb-dominated northern part of the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica cross the bridge to attend a mass at Saint Sava church located in the town's Albanian-dominated south. REUTERS/Hazir Reka ( KOSOVO/ )
Macedonian Orthodox light up their candles from the holy fire that arrived from Jerusalem during the Easter service at the Saint-Jovan Bigorski monastery some 145 km west from the capital Skopje, early on May 5, 2013. The Macedonian Orthodox Church celebrated Easter, according to the Julian calendar. ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 519482102 )
Macedonian Orthodox believers celebrate Easter in Saint-Jovan Bigorski monastery some 145 km west from the capital Skopje, early on May 5, 2013.The Macedonian Orthodox Church celebrated Easter, according to the Julian calendar. ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 519487130 )
A Russian Christian Orthodox worshipper lights a candle after a holy Easter service at the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Karlovy Vary May 5, 2013. The spa town of Karlovy Vary has a large number of Russian residents and is also a popular tourist destination for visitors from Russia. REUTERS/David W Cerny ( CZECH/ )
A local Greek-Catholic believer lights a candle for his late father at a cemetery in the township of Pustomyty near the western Ukrainian gothic city of Lviv May 5, 2013. On the day of Easter, local believers throng to visit the graves of their loved ones to pay homage to them, and it may take several hours before a local priest comes and sprinkles the tombs with holy water. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich ( UKRAINE/ )
A Greek-Catholic priest sprinkles a tomb with holy water at a cemetery in the township of Pustomyty near the western Ukrainian gothic city of Lviv May 5, 2013. On the day of Easter, local believers throng to visit the graves of their loved ones to pay homage to them, and it may take several hours before a local priest comes and sprinkles the tombs with holy water. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich ( UKRAINE/ )
A man drinks vodka at a grave during Orthodox Easter in the village of Pogost, some 250 km (155 miles) south of Minsk May 5, 2013. Villagers in southern parts of Belarus visit their relatives' graves during Easter celebrations on Sunday. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko ( BELARUS/ )
Bulgaria's Orthodox Church newly elected Patriarch Neophyte shares the holy light during the Easter service at the golden-domed Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia on May 5, 2013. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrated Easter, according to the Julian calendar. NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 519480822 )
Russian Orthodox believers celebrate Easter at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow early on May 5, 2013. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 519480835 )
Orthodox priest Milan Trisic leads the Easter liturgy on Orthodox Easter Sunday, May 5, 2013, in the Orthodox Church in Tuzla,120 kms north of Sarajevo. Bosnian Serbs celebrate Orthodox Easter according to the Julian calendar. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) ( Bosnia Orthodox Easter )
Russian Orthodox believers celebrate Easter at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow early on May 5, 2013. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 519481233 )
A Russian Orthodox believer holds an icon as he celebrates Easter in the city of Stavropol on May 5, 2013. DANIL SEMYONOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 519487172 )
Romanian orthodox nuns hold candles in the ossuary at the Pasarea monastery, outside Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 5, 2013, after the Easter Religious service. The ossuary, containing mostly remains of the nuns that lived at the monastery is briefly opened on Easter night.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( Romania Easter )
A child takes pictures in the ossuary at the Pasarea monastery, outside Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 5, 2013 after the Easter Religious service. The ossuary, containing mostly remains of the nuns that lived at the monastery is briefly opened on Easter night. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( Romania Easter )
Youngsters light up a lantern during the orthodox Easter religious service in the Black Sea port of Mangalia, Romania, Sunday, May 5, 2013. Up to 7.000 people attended the service and 5.000 lampoons were launched, according to local media. (AP Photo/Bogdan Chesaru) ( Romania Black Sea Easter )
A Christian worshipper sits prior to the Orthodox Easter service inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians Easter )
A priest holds candles during the ceremony of the Holy Fire at a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City, Sunday, May 5, 2013. Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate Easter, the resurrection of Jesus, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Orthodox Easter )
A Christian worshipper lights candles prior to the Orthodox Easter service at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians Easter )
Rebeca Blaha, 6 years old, holds a candle while watching lanterns fly, after the orthodox Easter religious service in the Black Sea port of Mangalia, Romania, Sunday, May 5, 2013. Up to 7.000 people attended the service and 5.000 lanterns were launched, according to local media.(AP Photo/Bogdan Chesaru) ( APTOPIX Romania Black Sea Easter )
Palestinian Christians watch fireworks during the ceremony of the Holy Fire at a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City, Sunday, May 5, 2013. Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate Easter, the resurrection of Jesus, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Orthodox Easter )
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