Report. Explanations of the significance of the Easter celebrations for Christians and of the religious celebrations by Father Eric MORIN, parish priest of Saint Jean Baptiste de Belleville. [Source: France 2 prompter] The Easter celebrations represent for Christians a highlight of the religious year.. from Good Friday, the day of Christ’s crucifixion, to Easter Sunday, the day of the resurrection.... The Easter holidays are the most sacred rendezvous... Explanations, Florence GRIFFOND and David FOSSARD
Report. In Paris, the Polish community celebrates Easter by meeting at the Easter Vigil in the Polish church in Paris. The Dudek family is preparing this Easter vigil, marked by traditions unknown in France. Commentary on factual images alternating with interviews with Slawomir INDYK, member of the Polish community, Monsignor Stanislas JEZ, rector of the Polish Catholic Mission in Paris and Malgorzala DUDEK, Polish.
Report devoted to the celebration of Easter in the Protestant cult. Comments on factual images of an Easter service in a Lutheran temple in Paris alternating with interviews with the faithful and the pastor Frédéric CHAVEL, from the parish of Saint John, evangelical Lutheran church in France. [Source: France 2 prompter] If the Easter celebrations represent for all Christians the most sacred appointment of the year, they are celebrated differently among Catholics and Protestants... The latter, who do not recognize the tutelage of the pope and Rome, celebrate Easter with more restraint.. and the services in the temples invite everyone to reflection and sharing... Florence GRIFFOND and David FOSSARD
John Luke VESCO, Dominican father and former director of the Jerusalem Bible School, explains the Christian and Jewish Paschal Festivals: "For Christians, it is the resurrection of Christ, the victory over evil. It’s a feast of hope. The Christian feast is prefigured by the Jewish Easter which is the exit from Egypt signifying the exit from slavery. It’s a liberation party."
Report devoted to a Catholic couple practicing during the week of Easter in Vézelay in Yonne. Patrice MILLERON explains his faith and what Easter is, the most important of the Christian religion.