 Paschal trikirion

The Paschal Trikirion () is a liturgical triple-candlestick used at Easter time in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic traditions.The paschal trikirion is not mentioned in the liturgical books of the Orthodox Church; indeed, both the Pentecostarion and the Typicon dictate the celebrant carry a cross in his left hand when, in contemporary practice, the paschal trikirion is also carried.