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Greek Easter

Greek Easter. According to the Greek religious calendar, Greek Easter is the most important festival of the Greeks. During Greek Easter the people give up food for Lent such as meat wine , cheese, yogurt, milk eggs.

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Greek Easter

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  1. Greek Easter

  2. According to the Greek religious calendar, Greek Easter is the most important festival of the Greeks

  3. During Greek Easter the people give up food for Lent such as meat wine , cheese, yogurt, milk eggs.

  4. Tsoureki, Greek Easter bread recipe is a special, celebratory bread that is slightly sweet in taste. This is usually only made for Easter.

  5. Easter Cookies of Greece will be baked to offer any visitors over the weekend.

  6. Another Greek Easter tradition is to cook up a large batch of eggs and dye them red. • These red eggs symbolise the blood of Christ as well as the eggs symbolizing a new life.

  7. A favourite game they play with the eggs is between two people, each one takes an egg in their hand, with one end of the egg sticking out. Taking it in turns with their partner, one will hit the opponents egg with their own egg. The person whose egg cracks first is the loser. The winner then goes on to another round with someone else and so on..

  8. Just before midnight, everyone, heads to their local church. • Everyone will bring along with them a thin white candleTHAT THEY LIGHT AT THE CHURCH AND BRING HOME • THE PEOPLE MAKE Across on the front door of their homes, made with the smoke of the flame. It is believed that their home will then be blessed for that year.

  9. References • http://www.ultimate-guide-to-greek-food.com/greek-easter.html • http://www.chiff.com/a/easter-greece.htm

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