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TO THE EDITOR:

An older orthodox observance and celebration: Pascha.

Many of you are not familiar with Eastern Orthodox Christianity, therefore you can’t be aware of the approaching Feast of Feasts being celebrated on Sunday, April 27, by Christians of Russia, the Balkans, the Middle East and, of course, America.

The most important celebration of the church year is called Pascha, a word of Greek origin and simply means “Passover.” Churches of the West customarily refer to that specific holiday as “Easter.” Christian Pascha is the joyous celebration of the re...