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April 14, 2026
Orthodox Easter celebrated across Africa with night services and various events
African countries marked Orthodox Easter with various events in Tanzania, the Central African Republic, Mali, Madagascar, and others
TL;DR
- Orthodox Easter was celebrated this weekend in countries across Africa, including Tanzania, the Central African Republic, Mali, Madagascar, South Africa, Benin, Cameroon, and Kenya.
- Celebrations incorporated religious services and cultural activities, highlighting the spread of Orthodox traditions.
- Events included Easter workshops with egg-painting in Tanzania, services at the Russian House in the Central African Republic, and services conducted by a priest in Mali.
- Hieromonk Silouan observed that African Christians tend to follow Old World Easter traditions (e.g., from Russia or Greece) while developing unique African flavors for Christmas.
- Orthodox Easter is calculated using the Julian calendar and typically falls later than Western Easter.
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