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Великден — meaning in English

Velikden

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English meaning

  • Easter name The Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, held in spring.

Senses

Великден is used for these senses in English:

  • Easter A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.
  • Easter Day The day that that holiday commemorates: the day (circa AD 33) when Jesus's friends found the Holy Sepulchre to be unexpectedly empty.

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