A week after the Catholics, the Orthodox celebrate Easter this Sunday, April 24. In Ukraine, no truce has been decreed for the occasion, for lack of dialogue between Moscow and kyiv. It is therefore to the sound of sirens and under curfew that Orthodox Ukrainians will celebrate the most important of their religious holidays.
With our special correspondents at Dnipro, Aabla Jounaïdi and Oriane Verdier
On the eve of Easter, it is the tradition, we come to deposit a basket filled with provisions that the priest blesses by sprinkling it with water. Mihail and his wife from Donbass were no exception to the rule, despite the circumstances. ” Last year was peaceful. Today is war. And we are no longer at home. »
” Glory to Ukraine “. National salvation springs from the mouth of Father Serhyi. In his sermon this Saturday, calls for peace rub shoulders with vengeful messages against the Ukrainian Orthodox clergy, still loyal to the Moscow Patriarchate whose leader supports the war against Ukraine.
” Easter brings everyone together, all Christians, Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox. Easter is unity. First of all, we are Christians, but we are also citizens who want to express our positions and help our soldiers to protect Ukraine. »
This Saturday, the kyiv authorities asked Ukrainians to respect the curfew still in force in several regions and to follow mass online from home.