For the nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians who identify as Orthodox Christians, Easter is known as Velykden, meaning “Great Day” in Ukrainian. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine calculates the date of Easter ...

Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Olyphant held its annual tradition of the blessing of Easter baskets on Holy Saturday, March 30. Many families brought the traditional Ukrainian ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X OLYPHANT – Amid singing, the Rev. Nestor Iwasiw walked along the circle of people that formed ...

OLYPHANT, Pa. — A big part of Easter for many is filling baskets, and in Lackawanna County, those baskets had the opportunity to be blessed. The annual blessing took place this afternoon at Ss. Cyril ...

Ukrainians are celebrating Easter for the eleventh year not only in churches or their homes, but also at the front. Soldiers enjoy Easter bread, and military chaplains bless Easter baskets and pray ...

How does one experience joy in the midst of daily suffering, violence and tragic loss? How do we carry on the traditions of pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs), Pascha baskets and festive foods, with ...

For many people who have been living in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion last year, holidays and special events look a little different than they have in the past. Yet for Anastasia ...