This weekend many Ukrainians will attempt to celebrate one of their most important holidays of the year: Orthodox Easter.
Lviv, Ukraine They've endured intense battles, brutal airstrikes and unimaginable loss, but this weekend many Ukrainians will attempt to celebrate one of their most important holidays of the year: Orthodox Easter.
Traditionally a time of reflection and rebirth, this Sunday will also mark exactly two months since the country was thrust into a devastating war after Russian forces invaded on February 24. In his nightly address Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ruminated on the significance of the date."Today was Holy Saturday for Christians of the Eastern Rite. The day between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. It seems that Russia is stuck on such a day," he said.
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