concept
Procession of the Cross (krestny khod)
procession of the cross
also: крестный ход
The ceremonial procession of clergy, banners, icons, and congregation around a church's exterior that opens Orthodox Paschal night service, re-enacting the myrrh-bearing women's approach to Christ's empty tomb; its start, visible as moving lights across the river, marks the service beginning without Ieronim.
Reading notes
- On Holy Night §49 the procession of the cross
The krestny khod (crestный ход) is the ceremonial procession -- clergy, banners, icons, and congregation circling the church exterior -- that opens the Orthodox Paschal night service, re-enacting the myrrh-bearing women's approach to Christ's empty tomb; its beginning, visible in the moving lights across the river, marks the moment the service proper is starting without Ieronim.