The Easter stamp is ready for the Christian holiday

Easter is the most important Christian holiday, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a movable feast, with the date changing depending on the date of the first full moon after the spring equinox.  Easter is a time of folk traditions associated with welcoming spring and celebrating new life. In the Czech Republic, Easter is celebrated with a number of traditional rituals and customs – weaving pomlázky (Easter whips), baking lamb cakes, and dyeing eggs.

The postage stamp is represented by the letter "B," which corresponds to the price for domestic standard mail – standard up to 50 g in economy mode according to the current price list of basic postal services – CZK 31 on the date of issue. The stamp is printed in offset on sheets of 50 per sheet, with a print run of 1,050,000 copies as of the date of issue. 

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