A must-read for those grieving or who may support her so she can grow in her journey.
Look for a Blogger Highlight on For the Love of Sam soon.
Melinda
Nightmare By Guest Blogger For the Love of Sam
Month: May 2024
The Orthodox Easter Is Celebrated On May 5th
What’s the Difference Between Easter and Orthodox Easter?
The holidays both celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ but have some different traditions and are based on different calendars.
The religious holiday of Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as described in the Bible’s New Testament. Although it is observed as the holiest day by both Orthodox Christians and non-orthodox Christians, it is a movable feast, and is recognized on different days by both religions each year. Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter later than most Christians in the Western world because the churches calculate the holiday by different calendars.
Known as Pascha, the Greek word for “passover,” Easter in the Orthodox Churchcelebrates “the eternal Passover from death to life from earth heaven.” Great Lent, the church’s strictest time of fasting, takes place for 40 days, ending eight days before Easter on Lazarus Saturday—when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, according to Eastern orthodoxy. Palm Sunday and Holy Week follow, with continued fasting until Easter. Orthodox Easter always follows the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Sending blessings to you and your family.
Melinda
References:
Just Pondering
May Awareness Weeks
- American Craft Beer Week (May 13–19)
- Be Kind to Animals Week (May 5–11)
- Bike to Work Week (May 13–19)
- Children’s Book Week (May 6–12)
- Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 5–11)
- National EMS Week (May 19–25)
- National Nurses Week (May 6–12)
- National Pet Week (May 5–11)
- National Public Works Week (May 19–25)
- National Small Business Week (April 28–May 4)
- National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 13–19)
- National Travel and Tourism Week (May 19–25)
- National Vegetarian Week (May 15–21)
- National Wildflower Week (May 5–11)
- Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6–10)
- Women in Construction Week (May 5–11)
Melinda
Wordless Wednesday-Half Dome At Yosemite National Park
I’m glad you joined me on Wordless Wednesday and hope to see you again soon.
This is my old-west version of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. I can’t imagine what settlers thought when they crossed through on their journey.
Melinda
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