Russian Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter

An Orthodox priest blesses Easter eggs and cakes at the Holy Assumption cathedral in Omsk April 11, 2015.



Russians this weekend celebrated Orthodox Easter — a week after Catholic Easter due to differences in the churches' calendars.

Believers are reflected in an icon during an Orthodox Easter service in the Church of the Nativity in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R), Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin (R), Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (L) and his wife Svetlana attend an Orthodox Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, April 12, 2015.

Russian Orthodox Old Believer attends an Orthodox Easter service at the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God church in Novosibirsk.

Believers attend an Orthodox Easter service at the Church of the Nativity in the Russian Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

Believers take part in a festive procession during Orthodox Easter celebrations in the Russian far eastern city of Vladivostok.

Believers gather outside the Church of the Nativity during an Orthodox Easter service in the Russian Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

Believers take Easter eggs during the celebrations for the Orthodox Easter in the Russian far eastern city of Vladivostok.

Believers attend an Orthodox Easter service at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow.