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[[Image:Pascha.jpg|right|frame|Resurrection of Christ<ref>Russian Orthodox icon of the [[Resurrection ]] of Christ, 16th century</ref>]]'''Bright Week''' (or '''Renewal Week'''; (in Greek: ''[http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1 Διακαινήσιμος εβδομάδα], ''Diakaimsimos''Diakainisimos'') is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], which is celebrated each year at [[Pascha]]. It ends the following Sunday, the [[Sunday of St. Thomas]]. For Orthodox Christians Bright Week begins a period of celebration that continues for fifty days until [[Pentecost]].
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.
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