This Easter was celebrated by all Christian denominations on the same day, which is unusual. The date usually differs, often even by weeks, between Eastern and Western Christianity, since the calculations are based on the Julian calendar and Gregorian calendar respectively.

Like last Christmas, Muslims in Abadan joined on Easter Sunday the single Christian family in the city at Surp Karapet Church.

The majority of Iranian Christians are ethnic Armenians and Assyrians, who follow the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East respectively. Armenians celebrate the Nativity and baptism of Jesus on January 6, at the same time as the Epiphany. The Assyrians today celebrate Christmas on December 25.

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit Erfan Kouchari, TASNIM

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit Erfan Kouchari, TASNIM

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit Erfan Kouchari, TASNIM

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit Erfan Kouchari, TASNIM

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit IRNA

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit IRNA

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit IRNA

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit IRNA

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit IRNA

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit IRNA

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit IRNA

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit IRNA

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit IRNA

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit Erfan Kouchari, TASNIM

St. Grigor Lusavoritch, Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran – Photo credit Erfan Kouchari, TASNIM

St. Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran – Photo credit Mohammadreza Abbasi, MEHR

St. Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran – Photo credit Mohammadreza Abbasi, MEHR

St. Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran – Photo credit Mohammadreza Abbasi, MEHR

St. Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran – Photo credit Mohammadreza Abbasi, MEHR

St. Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran – Photo credit Mohammadreza Abbasi, MEHR

Photos: St. Grigor Lusavoritch Church and St. Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran

Sources: Tasnim News, IRNA, Mehr News, Fars News, Payvand News, Wikipedia