Dirk Smith

Dirk Smith is Vice President of EEM (Eastern European Mission), which has been providing Bibles to the people of Eastern Europe since 1961, now reaching 32 countries in 26 languages. They provided 2 million Bibles and Bible-based materials free of charge in 2024, including in Eastern Europe and its surrounding regions. Learn more at www.eem.org.

Articles by Dirk Smith

17 Apr, 2025 18:45 EDT

Europe Church & Missions

Easter traditions of faith and community across Eastern Europe

By Dirk Smith

Eastern Europe has a rich tradition of celebrating the Easter season and passing meaningful Christian customs on to successive generations. Christians in non-Christian contexts and those in newer Westernized nations can learn much from older expressions of Christian faith and hope in the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Dirk Smith

Easter traditions of faith and community across Eastern Europe

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