Orthodox Christians mark 'Holy Fire' Easter ceremony in Jerusalem

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eddessaknight — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 23:56:04 GMT

Romanian Villagers Light Graveyard Errie Fires in Easter Ritual

April 25, 201

COPACIU, Romania Orthodox Christians in a southern Romanian village lit fires and candles at the gravesites of friends and relatives, part of a centuries-old Easter ritual. Fire Light comes from the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

The fires burning Thursday before dawn in the village of Copaciu are believed to guide the souls of the dead during the night or keep snakes, symbolizing evil away from the graves.

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eddessaknight — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 23:19:41 GMT

Description Significance from within the Orthodox faith

Holy Fire in 2019

Orthodox tradition holds that Easter is the principle Hold day celebrated according to the Julian Calendar used by the Eastern OrthodoxChurch, rather than on the date used in Catholic, Protestant, ...

the Holy Fire happens annually on the day preceding Orthodox Pascha (Orthodox Easter), in which a blue light emanates within Jesus Christ's tomb (usually rising from the marble slab covering the stone... [ More ]

Orthodox Christians mark 'Holy Fire' Easter ceremony in Jerusalem

eddessaknight — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 18:17:55 GMT

Orthodox Christians mark 'Holy Fire' Easter ceremony in Jerusalem

Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the Holy Fireas they gathered in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem s Old City on the eve of Orthodox Easter Jerusalem ( Huge crowds of pilgrims on Saturday marked the Holy Fire ceremony at Christianity's holiest site in Jerusalem's Old City on the eve of Orthodox Easter.

Some 10,000 believers holding candles squeezed into the Church of the Holy Sepulchr... [ More ]