Happy Easter

It's Easter! Having spent some time inWestern Canada and learning something of Ukrainian traditions I find today that I want to say "Christ is Risen" and to hear someone say "He truly has Risen!" - in Ukrainian Khrystos Voskres! followed by the response Voistyno Voskres! There are such wonderful Ukrainian Easter traditions - the making of special bread and the decorating of eggs with intricate symbols, the blessing of food - a rich culture. In Western Canada descendants of Ukrainian settlers keep the traditions alive and add so much to a multicultural milieu. I feel I've been fortunate to have had my life enriched by meeting so many people of Ukrainian descent and from learning to appreciate their beautiful, moving and deeply religious practices.