EASTER
TRADITIONS
Eggs date back to the Roman Empire, when people would paint eggs
in bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring for use in egg
rolling contests or as gifts.Eggs represent fertility and were
considered good luck.
In Greece,the egg honors the blood of Christ by exchanging
Crimson eggs.
CUSTOMS
In Greece, there are outdoor banquets on Easter Sunday.The feast
of barbequed lamb, eggs, bread, salads, and Easter cake is spread
on long tables for everyone to enjoy.
In Greece people carry around a brightly colored egg on Easter
Sunday. When they meet another person they knock their eggs
together and say, "Christ is risen".
POPULAR CAKE
Greekseat a round, flat loaf marked with a cross that is
decorated with red Easter eggs called a Christopsomon.
Easter is a very important family religious festival. Greeks
fast through Lent. On Good Friday flags fly at half-mast, church
bells toll, then in the evening after holy service a candle-lit
procession - priests in their robes, gilt crosses and then the
congregation - file to the town square.
Sutarday is a day of happy preparation. Churches are decorated
and everyone cooks a feast. Easter eve the churches are crowded,
everyone with unlit candles. At midnight the lights go out. The
priest brings out alighted candle and the flame is passed from one
candle to another. "Christos anesti!" Christ is risen, the priest
proclaims. Bells, fireworks, jubilation! The next day it's feasting
and merry-making.
PHOTOS OF EASTER
EASTER WORK
CEIP: LUIS CERNUDA
REALIZADO POR: JESS GIMNEZ
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