Orthodox Georgians commemorate crucifixion on Good Friday
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Orthodox Christians in Georgia and around the world are commemorating the Good Friday holiday today, marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Regarded as the most challenging day of Lent, the annual holiday sees the most devout Orthodox followers either go through their day without food, or only have bread and water in commemoration.
Customs for Georgian believers include dying eggs red - in an act symbolising the blood of Christ, rebirth and new life - while paska, a traditional Easter sweet bread is also baked.
Religious followers in Georgia will celebrate Easter proper on Sunday.
Orthodox Christians in Georgia are celebrating one of the most significant dates in the religious calendar, Easter. The liturgy started around 11 p.m. last night at Trinity Cathedral in Georgian capital of Tbilisi and some other churches throughout the country but few worshippers attended the service amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Orthodox Christians in Georgia are today commemorating one of the most significant days in the religious calendar – Good Friday – which marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Orthodox Christians around the globe and in Georgia are today commemorating one of the most significant days in the religious calendar – Good Friday – which marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
In a tiny mountainous village of Partskhnali in Western Georgia, long-term resident Elguja Kharadze could not sleep a wink last night.
The Georgian Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia on Saturday handed out Easter gifts to internally displaced families from Georgia's Russia-occupied Abkhazia region.
Orthodox Christians in Georgia and worldwide are celebrating today the most important Christian holiday - Easter - the resurrection of the martyred Christ.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili together with his spouse and the representatives of the Georgian Government joined the liturgy service held last night at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to celebrate Easter, the resurrection of the martyred Christ.