1. As I know, Easter is celebrated after the first full Moon in spring.
    So, it is moveable.
2. The orthodox and Greek-Cathlic Churches use Julian calendar,
    so it is celebrated later, as Christmas, for example.

That's so true!



Does anybody know why Easter is celebrated after the spring full moon between  21 March and 25 April
(never earlier or later, although there are full moons at that time, too)?

In Ukraine Easter is called Velykden (The Great Day).
In Ukraine Easter has been celebrated over a long period of history and has had many rich folk traditions.
Ukrainian Easter is a historical combination of heathen and Christian traditions.

Velykden was celebrated thousands of years ago as the victory of the Light over the Dark,
Day over Night, Spring over Winter.



The Resurrection was celebrated only from 988 when Kiev Rus was baptized. For some time these two systems coexisted, for some time it was forbidden for people to follow heathen traditions, but later the church decided to use in its Easter ceremony the heathen customs like painting eggs and backing Easter cake.

During the Easter season in Ukraine the cult of the dead is observed. The dead are remembered during the whole week after Easter, especially on the first Sunday following Easter Sunday. People gather in the cemeteries, bringing with them a dish containing some food and wine, which they consume, leaving the rest at the graves.

The last Sunday before Easter is called Willow Sunday (Verbna nedilia). On this day pussy-willow branches are blessed in the church.

"Velykden was celebrated thousands of years ago as the victory of the Light over the Dark,
Day over Night, Spring over Winter.
The Resurrection was celebrated only from 988 when Kiev Rus was baptized.
For some time these two systems coexisted"

I can't agree more!
Our ancesstors  must have  felt the bliss of the first really warm sun rays and rebirth of nature as we do)

Frankly speaking this period of time seems to be the best time of the year.
Everyone is tired of so long ,snowy and cold winter.
It`s a real victory over cold and dead nature.  

An egg is a symbol of a new life.So everything sleepy is going to awake.