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Easter Customs in Greece

In collaboration with the Primary School of Kalos Agros

Class Discussion:

What do we

celebrate?

The Holy Week!

Πάσχα!

When?

From the Palm Sunday up to the Sunday of Resurrection!

What ? According to the Bible, after the

Saturday of Lazarus- the miracle of Lazarus’ Resurrection, we celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem! Jesus entered into Jerusalem on a donkey and people gathered and waved Him with palm brances…

During the Holy Week:

The Last Supper, the Betrayal, theJudgement, the Procession of the 12 the Stations

of the Cross (the 12 Gospels), the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.

On Palm Sunday the decoration of the churches with palm

branches•

•A food tradition is to eat fish!

On Holy Thursday

The housewives dye the eggs red and make the Easter kouloura-tsoureki!

The procession of the Epitafios

• In many places in Greece there are various customs of the procession of the Epitafios (Christ’s tomb) for health, blessing and peace.

The miracle of the Holy Light in Jerusalem!

It symbolizes but also magnificently attests the Great Mystery of our Lord Jesus Christ Resurrection from death. It fills us with feelings of spiritual and religious exaltation. All hearts beat full of faith, admiration and hope for the Great Mystery of life. It is about a real miracle that leaves no room for doubt.

On the day of Great Saturday, from the morning hours, thousands of believers and pilgrims from all over the world flock to the Church of the Resurrection to take part in the ceremony of the Holy Light.At 12 noon, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, accompanied by Holy Hierarchs and other clergy, arrive at the Patriarchate. The Patriarch enters the Holy Step (Vema) of the Catholicon and the heterodox are then granted permission to take part in the Ceremony of the Holy Light. Then the Hierarchs and Clergy put on their vestments and the Patriarch his full Hierarchal vestments. The Patriarch then heads the procession, which starts from the Holy Step of the Catholicon and walks three times around the Holy Edicule while the choir chants the familiar troparion: "Your Resurrection Christ Saviour…”.

From Jerusalem to every church in Greece

Soon after the Greek Patriarch in Jerusalem gives the light to the pilgrims, it arrives in Greece and taken to every city and church in Greece.

Greek prime minister inspects himself the restoration works on

the Holy Aedicula

Happy Easter

Χριστός Ανέστη!

Christ Is Risen!

By the 3rd and 4th graders of the 12th Primary School of Drama, Greece and the All-Day Primary School students

In collaboration

With the 1st, 2nd. 3rd and 4th & 6th Graders and All-Day Primary School students of the Primary School of Kalos Agros

Source of material

ΕΡΤ ΤV http://www.ert.gr/

Jerusalem Patriarchate:http://www.jerusalem-patriarchate.info

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