Traditional Easter ritual and meaning (PHOTOS)

By Shushan ShatikyanYEREVAN. – Artist and ethnographer Lusik Aguletsi and Armenian Apostolic Church clergy member Father Shmavom Ghevondyan spoke about the traditional Easter rite and the meaning of this day at a press conference on Friday.  

Fr. Ghevondyan noted that the current week is the most luminous week, whose focus is the Resurrection of Christ.“This year [it] coincided worldwide, and all Christians will celebrate Easter [this year] on [Sunday,] April 20,” he said.  

The pastor also informed that, ahead of Easter, a torchlight procession will be held in capital city Yerevan for the first time this year.

“The youth will form a cross with the torches, praise Jesus, [and] subsequently, they will distribute these torches to the passers-by,” Fr. Ghevondyan added.      

Speaking about the traditional Easter decorations and dishes, Lusik Aguletsi set apart the red-dyed eggs and the tree of life. She also presented the peculiarities of the days of Holy Easter Week, which used to reign among the people.