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Orthodox Easter wishes: Christ is risen messages for Pascha for family, friends and colleagues in English, Russian, Ukrainian and Greek.

133 wishes · 4 languages · 4 photo designs · Updated October 2026

Orthodox Easter wishes for family (12)

  • Christ is risen! A joyful Pascha to my dear family. May our home be full of light, red eggs and love.

  • After the long fast and the long night, we break our fast together. Christ is risen, family.

  • Mom, Dad, thank you for every Pascha basket you blessed and every midnight you carried us to church half asleep.

  • May the Holy Fire we brought home tonight warm our family all year.

  • Christ is risen from [Your name] and family. May your Pascha be bright and your table full.

  • To my brothers and sisters: I still want a rematch at egg tapping. Truly He is risen.

  • May Grandmother's paska and Grandfather's blessing stay with us for many more Easters.

  • Wishing my family the joy of the Resurrection, good health and long, happy meals together.

  • Candles in our hands, bells overhead and all of us side by side. That is Pascha to me.

  • May the light of the Resurrection shine on every one of us this year.

  • Christ is risen. May there be no empty chairs at our table, only joy and many returns of this day.

  • May the peace of Pascha stay in our home through all forty days and beyond.

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  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Mom, Dad, thank you for every Pascha basket you blessed and every midnight you carried us to church half asleep.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Дорогие мои, Христос воскресе! Пусть в нашем доме всегда будут свет, радость и любовь.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: May the joy of the Resurrection fill your heart and your home.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Let no one fear death, for the death of the Saviour has set us free. May this ancient hope be yours today.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: You are the brightest light in my Pascha. Truly He is risen.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Happy Orthodox Easter to the whole team. Have a restful break.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Рідні мої, Христос воскрес! Нехай у нашій хаті завжди буде світло і любов.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Wishing you an Easter full of eggs, cake and spring sunshine.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: From our team to your family, a joyful Pascha and a peaceful spring.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Please accept our warm wishes on the Feast of the Resurrection.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Happy Pascha. I have been dreaming of cheese since March.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Χριστός Ανέστη στην αγαπημένη μου οικογένεια! Υγεία, αγάπη και χαρά στο σπίτι μας.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: Light from the empty tomb.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: After the long fast and the long night, we break our fast together. Christ is risen, family.
  • Orthodox Easter wishes image: May this Pascha bring new hope and new beginnings for you.

About Orthodox Easter

Orthodox Easter, or Pascha, is the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the greatest day of the year for Orthodox Christians. Orthodox churches set its date with the Julian calendar, so it often falls one to five weeks after the Western Easter, and sometimes on the same day.

It ends the seven weeks of Great Lent and Holy Week. Near midnight on Holy Saturday the church goes dark, then a single flame is passed from candle to candle as the priest sings Christ is risen. Bells ring, and people greet each other with Christ is risen and Truly He is risen for forty days.

Families bring baskets of food to be blessed: red eggs, kulich or paska bread, cheese paskha in Russia, tsoureki in Greece. They crack red eggs against each other, carry the flame home and share a great meal after the long fast, often with roast lamb in Greece.

How people celebrate Orthodox Easter

  • Midnight Resurrection service
  • Passing the Holy Fire from candle to candle
  • Red-dyed eggs and egg tapping
  • Blessing Easter baskets
  • Kulich, paska and tsoureki
  • Breaking the Lenten fast
  • Saying Christ is risen for forty days

How to wish well

  • The greeting is Christ is risen, and the reply is Truly He is risen (or Indeed He is risen). Learn the reply in your friend's language.
  • Check the date: Orthodox Easter is often later than Western Easter. Wish on the right Sunday.
  • Send wishes on Saturday evening or Sunday. Many will be in church past midnight.
  • Gentle jokes about the end of the fast and egg tapping are fine; keep the Resurrection itself respectful.

Questions about Orthodox Easter

When is Orthodox Easter 2027?

Orthodox Easter 2027 is on Sunday 2 May 2027.

Why is Orthodox Easter on a different date?

Orthodox churches calculate Easter with the Julian calendar and the old rule that it follows Passover, so it is often one to five weeks later than Western Easter.

What do you say on Orthodox Easter?

Christ is risen! The reply is Truly He is risen! In Greek, Christos Anesti and Alithos Anesti; in Russian, Khristos voskrese and Voistinu voskrese.

Why are Easter eggs red?

Red stands for the blood of Christ and for new life. Tradition tells that Mary Magdalene's egg turned red as she told of the Resurrection.

Is Orthodox Easter ever on the same day as Western Easter?

Yes, in some years the two fall on the same Sunday, as in 2025 and 2028.

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