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Greek Orthodox Easter service, Pátmos, Greece
A young girl balancing an egg on a spoon during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Washington, D.C., 2008.
Christ risen from the tomb on the third day after death, fresco by Piero Della Francesca (c. 1420–92). In the Palazzo Comunale, Sansepolcro, Italy.
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