On Easter, everyone who bears the name Velik, Velika, Veliko, Velin, Velislav, Velichka, Velichko, Velka, Velko, Velyo, Vili and Velina and their derivatives celebrate their name day, writes Actualno.com.
Easter is also known as the Resurrection of Christ and Pascha. The holiday is celebrated on the third day after Jesus Christ was crucified and buried. Then, myrrh-bearing women go to the tomb of the Savior of the people and they see that the body is gone - Christ has risen! After the great event, Christ appears to Mary Magdalene, and then to all the apostles.
Preparation for the holiday begins 10 weeks before the Resurrection, in which the church invites the Christian believer to the triumph of the spirit over the flesh - the victory of Jesus Christ over death. The week from Palm Sunday to Easter has a special significance in the Orthodox holiday cycle and is called "Holy Week", meaning suffering. It is also called "Great Week". These are the last days of Jesus' earthly life.
The week after the great day is called Bright Week, because the Resurrection of Christ brings enlightenment to everyone. On Easter, everyone who bears the names Velik, Velika, Velin, Velislav, Vili, Vitan and their derivatives celebrate their name day. Jesus Christ was resurrected after the Jewish holiday of Pesach, therefore the Christian holiday is dependent on the Jewish one. Passover, or Pesach, is a holiday in connection with the Exodus from Egypt – the escape of the Jews under the leadership of Moses from Ancient Egypt. At the First Ecumenical Council of 325, it was decided that the Resurrection of Christ should be celebrated on the Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
If Easter for some reason cannot be on the Sunday after Passover, then according to the decisions of the council it should be celebrated one month later. According to the church, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is that historical fact that provides the foundation for all of Christianity. St. Apostle Paul, understanding that the whole meaning of Christianity is inextricably linked with the Resurrection of Christ, writes: "If... Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain...".