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Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter amid pandemic

By Oleg Petrasiuk , Kostyantyn Chernichkin .
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Men hold candles with the Holy Fire during a service at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Monastery in Kyiv on the eve of Orthodox Easter on May 1, 2021.
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Orthodox churches held Easter services on May 1-2 in Kyiv and around the country, with believers flocking to be blessed with a splash of holy water, and to have their Easter cakes and eggs blessed.

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