Eastern Orthodox Pascha. Feastday of the Resurrection. Tomorrow Bright Monday. Paschal Liturgical

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Cycle for Forty Days from now.
"Christ is Risen Doxastikon" [Fr. Apostolic Hill, his voice!]/"The Angel Cried"-*Ncense/"Grace Shining Forth"-Valaam Motif/Pascha Canon, Ode 9 [Greek, English]/Pascha Troparion [Monastic, nice scenes]/"Hristos Anesti!"-Greek Orthodox Church/"Hristos Anesti!"- Vatopaidi Monastery
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1. Food really does taste better during Bright Week

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4. Most likely bc all the goings on and liturgical schedule.

It does taste better after the Feastday. Mb there's a scientific 'splanation. 🤔😊

A Happy and Joyous Bright Week! 💚

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2. Pissed off at myself for not going to a midnight service

Russian orthodox background here.
We went to church once a year at Easter. Parents took the Salo and Paska to be blessed.
Just a cool religious passage.
Means nothing to me. Just a neat episode from my childhood.
Sad. Hope it continues for whatever reason.

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3. A food tradition can be a fellowship.

My paternal 'baba', my mom would do the full tilt Pascha food basket. I used to go beyond full tilt. No more unfortunately. Life took pieces of me the last decade. I looked to simplify life. Even tho I have, stuff creeps in.

You could bring a loaf of egg bread from a bakery, a salt shaker and a tub of real butter in a plastic container with a cloth in it. Doesn't need to be elaborate. Our community is asked to share their blessed goodies with all. I don't know what it is about the Paschal [yes, I do] experience, it's like no other.

You expressed it as a cool religious passage.🤗

Paschal Peace be unto you! 💚