PHOTO: From the Easter rocket launch in Greece to the liturgy in Nairobi

Celebrations on the occasion of the greatest and oldest Christian holiday

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Rockets fired over the Church of Saint Mark on the island of Chios, Greece, Photo: Reuters
Rockets fired over the Church of Saint Mark on the island of Chios, Greece, Photo: Reuters
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Believers of the Orthodox and Catholic faiths today celebrate Easter, the greatest and oldest Christian holiday, which is celebrated in memory of the resurrection of Christ.

Reuters published photos from liturgies held around the world.

Christians in Pakistan attend a service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church in Karachi.

Handmade rockets are fired over the Church of Saint Mark during Easter celebrations on the island of Chios, Greece.

Worshippers at an Orthodox Easter service at the Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, near Mavrovo, North Macedonia.

Worshippers at the Easter service at the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos in Moscow, Russia.

From an Easter Sunday service in Pampanga, Philippines, during which the meeting of Jesus Christ and Mary was reenacted.

From an Easter vigil at a church in Nairobi, Kenya.

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