Easter (Old English Ēostre; Latin: Pascha; Greek Πάσχα Paskha, the latter two derived from Hebrew: פֶּסַח‎ Pesaḥ) is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New Testament. Easter is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.  Read more..

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As it's the case every year, the Post of Moldova issued, on April 5, 2014 a stamp dedicated to the celebration of Easter ("Sfintele Paşti" in Moldovan). Designed by Tatiana Gorbatenkaia, that stamp (1.75 L, print run : 200,000) appears to the right on the first day cover below (print run : 300) with a postmark from Chisinau. That stamp evokes several symbols of Easter, in particular in Moldova where most inhabitants are Orthodox Christians, such as lamb, painted eggs, Easter cake, narcissus flowers or willow branches with catkins (a symbol of fertility). Read more..