2011-04-24
Easter Sunday (Pascha)
The chief holy day of Orthodox Christianity - Pascha (Easter) - is marked by a ritual procession and a service in the Church of the Ascension. Witness the atmospheric Orthodox rituals in the bucolic surroundings of Moscow's Kolomenskoe estate.
The spectacular church is worth a visit in its own right, as it rivals
the primeval grandeur of St Basil's in Red Square, mainly due to its
remarkable 'tent-roof', which rises from an octagonal base and
culminates in large kokoshniki, which look like huge flower petals, at a height of 70 metres.
For film buffs, this is the church terrace used in Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible,
in the scene during which Ivan watches a long procession of people who
are snaking over the snowy hills to beg him to return as their ruler.
When: 24 Apr 2011
Where: Kolomenskoe, Moscow, Russia
From: whatsonwhen.com
last modification: 2011-02-11
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