The results of the Easter to the Whole World music competition-festival dedicated to the celebration of the Bright Resurrection of Christ have been summed up. The festival in the format of an online competition was organized by the center for the support and development of creative initiatives "Abris" with the information support of the head of the missionary department of the Diocese of Pesochen, Priest Vladislav Beregovoy. The Russian Peace Foundation also provided assistance in holding the competition.
An online broadcast of the final event on May 25, 2026 in the official VKontakte group of the contest was conducted by one of the organizers of the contest-festival, director of the Abris Center Sergey Platonov. In a live broadcast, he summed up the results, spoke about the specifics of the contest, argued for the use of popular online voting, answered questions and named the winners.
Four teams received cash prizes.: Three choirs won the first three places, and one choir was awarded the Audience Award. According to the results of the popular online voting, which was attended by 4,592 people, the choir of the Church of All Saints who Shone Forth in the land of Russia (Cheboksary) took the first place, receiving 1,142 votes. The second place went to the choir of the church "Softening of Evil Hearts" (Novorossiysk) with 1,115 voices. The third place with 1004 votes went to the youth choir of the Sochi diocese "Arkhangelsk Voice". The audience Award was given to the choir of the Intercession Church in the village of Svatkovo, Sergiev Posad district.
The competition was held in absentia from April 17 to May 24, 2026 in two stages. The first one, from April 17 to May 15, provided for the collection of applications on the website https://radostpaskhi.ru /. The second one included an online popular vote in the VKontakte group "Easter to the whole world." From May 19th to 24th, the audience chose the winners themselves. 12 teams were selected for the final of the competition.
The Easter Festival for adult amateur and professional choirs was held by the Abris Center for the second time. The first Easter Joy Festival was held in 2025. Its format repeats the format of the "We sing carols all over the world" festival. The geography of the competition covers such countries as Russia, Belarus, Great Britain and the USA.