Христос Воскресе

An interesting historical note on Russian philanthropy: "During Pascha in Rus our sovereigns visited hospitals, alms-houses, imprisoned strangers, and convicts and with the paschal salutation brought them clothes, money and food. In general, our tsars and tsarinas spent all Bright Week as pilgrims, traveling to near and far monasteries, with generous charity to the needy and the lame."

From an article on Paschal traditions in Russia: http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/04/bright-week-customs-and-beliefs-in-old.html