Easter is here, and unlike many of the previous years, the Eastern and Western Churches celebrated it on the same day. Normally, the celebrations of these two factions were one to five weeks apart. When the two Easters fall on different Sundays well wishers have plenty of time to visit friends and family. When they coincide, you end up running around like a headless chicken. There is no such thing as an Easter break in Syria; we get a day off for every Easter which is not much if you have plenty... Sign in to see full entry.