For the nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians who identify as Orthodox Christians, Easter is known as Velykden, meaning “Great Day” in Ukrainian. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine calculates the date of Easter ...

For Sofiia Terebova, the quintessential taste of Easter isn’t roast lamb or creamy scalloped potatoes. It’s paska – the almost cake-like Ukrainian bread she’s enjoyed on the holiday for as long as she ...

I’ve wanted to do a column focusing on the foods of the Eastern European nation for weeks. Ever since Russia launched its brutal invasion in late February, I’ve been inspired by Ukraine’s spirit and ...

On Easter Sunday, Ukrainians around the world will fill up baskets with symbolic food and pysanky — the ornate, wax-decorated Easter eggs that Ukraine is known for — to present them to their priest ...

Chef Sergey's Bakery, located at 134 Ashman Circle, is bringing more Ukrainian tradition to Midland with a sweet Easter bread called Paska. "Many Europeans miss this festive bread deeply, and we've ...

In Lviv, residents had laid bouquets of flowers at the feet of a statue of the Virgin Mary, next to piles of white sandbags protecting the statue from bombings. By Jane Arraf Marc Santora and Emma ...

With the war in Ukraine destroying families, scorching the country and casting a dark backdrop for celebration, the light and hope Easter brings to some is even more special this year. The Observer’s ...

On this Easter, the story of resurrection for one North Texas congregation symbolizes the ongoing suffering and resilience in Ukraine, the country where many of the parishioners were born and still ...

For many people who have been living in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion last year, holidays and special events look a little different than they have in the past. Yet for Anastasia ...

Pysanky, traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs, were on display and for sell during Palm Sunday service at St. Sophia Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in The Colony, Texas on Friday, April 10, 2022.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Far from home and unsure when or even if they will ever get back, Ukrainians displaced by war gathered at churches across Eastern Europe on Sunday to celebrate the Orthodox ...

Many Ukrainian families in Chicago and around the world celebrating Orthodox Easter this Sunday, in keeping with their faith, were praying this year that suffering would give rise to joy in their ...