Happy Easter 2025! Christians in NY, Ukraine celebrate Easter with midnight vigils and unique traditions: See photos

Easter is a major Christian holiday commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day following his crucifixion.

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People receive the Comunion as they attend morning mass at Saint Patrick's Cathedral before the Easter Bonnet Parade on April 20, 2025 in New York City. Every year people gather on Fifth Avenue in creative and whimsical Easter finery to celebrate the holiday. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

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People attend morning mass at Saint Patrick's Cathedral before the Easter Bonnet Parade on April 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

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People extend wishes to each other at Saint Patrick's cathedral before the Easter Bonnet Parade on April 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

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People receive the Comunion as they attend morning mass at Saint Patrick's Cathedral before the Easter Bonnet Parade on April 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

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People light candles at Saint Patrick's Cathedral before the Easter Bonnet Parade on April 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

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People pray during mass at Saint Patrick's Cathedral before the Easter Bonnet Parade on April 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

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People don colorful hats at Saint Patrick's cathedral before the Easter Bonnet Parade on April 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

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Orthodox Christians walk behind baskets with eggs on the sidelines of the Easter service at the Cathedral in Podgorica, Montenegro, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP) (AFP)

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Metropolitan of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, Joanikije Micovic leads the Easter service at the Cathedral in Podgorica, Montenegro, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP) (AFP)

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Orthodox Christians take part in the Easter service at the Cathedral in Podgorica, Montenegro, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP) (AFP)

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Father Henadii blesses Easter baskets during the celebration of Orthodox Easter at St. John Theologian Church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) (AP)

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The U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument are visible just before dawn as people await the beginning of an Easter sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial, a tradition for more than 40 years, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 20, 2025. REUTERS/Allison Bailey (REUTERS)

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A priest blesses a girl and Easter baskets during the celebration of Orthodox Easter at Cross Lower Church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) (AP)

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A mother carries her daughter during the celebration of Orthodox Easter at Cross Lower Church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) (AP)

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A father helps his daughter to light a candle during the celebration of Orthodox Easter at St. John Theologian Church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) (AP)

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A family help their daughter to light a candle during the celebration of Orthodox Easter at St. John Theologian Church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) (AP)

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People participate in an Easter sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial, a tradition for more than 40 years, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 20, 2025. REUTERS/Allison Bailey (REUTERS)

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People arrive for the celebration of Orthodox Easter at St. John Theologian Church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) (AP)