As a prelude to the Greek Orthodox Easter being celebrated on April 19, the ceremony in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre was performed today (April 18, 2020) by a handful of Greek Orthodox clerics wearing face masks, according to the RT website.
The descent of the Holy Fire is a miracle believed by Orthodox Christians to occur every year on Great Saturday. The fire is then taken to Greece, Russia, Romania, and other countries where the Orthodox Church predominates.
The usual large, iconic crowds of the faithful -- both local Christians and pilgrims from all over the world -- that normally attend the ceremony were missing due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Orthodox Easter celebrations around the world have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. "This Easter is different. We will not go to our villages, we will not barbecue in our yards, we will not go to our churches," said Stelios Petsas, government spokesperson for Greece, one of the largest Orthodox Christian-majority nations.
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