Paskha
![Boris Kustodiev's Easter Greetings (1912) shows traditional Russian khristosovanie (exchanging a triple kiss of peace), with such foods as red eggs, kulich and a white, triangular cheese paskha in the background](/Images/godic/202502/01/Paskhakustodiev0652.jpg")
![Two paskhas with candles (with a kulich and Easter eggs in the background)](/Images/godic/202502/01/Paskha20652.jpg")
![Troitskaya church in Saint Petersburg, known as](/Images/godic/202502/01/Troitskaya_church0653.JPG")
Paskha, Pascha, Pashka, or Pasha (Russian: Па́сха, "Easter") is a festive dish made in Eastern Orthodox countries which consists of food that is forbidden during the fast of Great Lent. It is made during Holy Week and then brought to Church on Great Saturday to be blessed after the Paschal Vigil. The name of the dish comes from Pascha, the Eastern Orthodox celebration of Easter.