Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on the Christ the
Savior Cathedral in Moscow at virtually a midnight on Saturday to
attend the Easter service, Azernews reviews.
The service has been performed by Patriarch of Moscow and All
Russia Kirill. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin attended the service
along with Putin. The President and Patriarch Kirill exchanged
Easter presents.
In 2020, for the primary time throughout his presidency, Putin skipped
Easter service as a result of coronavirus pandemic and lit a candle in
the chapel at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence.
Easter is the central vacation of the complete Christian world
commemorating a key second within the historical past of Christianity — Jesus
Christ’s resurrection from the lifeless. The Russian Orthodox Church
determines the date based mostly on photo voltaic and lunar calendars.
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