This celebration includes the practice of the faithful joyously greeting each other with the [[Paschal greeting|salutation]] of ''Christ is risen'', followed by the response ''indeed He is risen'' or ''truly He is risen'', as the whole of creation is renewed by Our Lord and Savior. The services of Bright Week are done with the [[Royal Doors]] fully open. This unblocked view of the [[altar]] symbolizes the open door of Christ's empty tomb as well as the rent veil of the Jewish Temple, which was torn apart at the moment Christ died. Also, [[fast]]ing is completely prohibited to all Orthodox during Bright Week so that the faithful may recover their strength after the eight weeks of [[Great Lent]] and [[Holy Week]].

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