Easter East and West

This weekend, Christians from various faith traditions, Western and Eastern Orthodox, celebrate Easter (or Pascha, as it is sometimes called) is this weekend (4 April) for both . Because of differing church calendars, the two branches of Christianity often celebrate Easter on different dates. The beliefs behind these celebrations, though, are shared.

This weekend's broadcast of Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly, which originates on THIRTEEN, the flagship public television station of the New York City area, has a story on the Easter celebrations of these faith traditions. (This story was originally broadcast in March 2008).

This link leads to this report:
      Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly: Easter East and West