Greek Orthodox Easter or Pascha is the most important feast of the year with customs ant traditions that have been part of Christianity for two thousand years.The 40-day period of Lent before Easterm the solemnity of Holy Week, the rich synbolism and the unique traditions of Orthodox Easter make it very different from Easter as celebrated by Roman Catholics, Protestands and other Western Christians.
The way Greek Orthodox Easter is observed by the faithful is so very different and includes different symbols used to commemorate the Reserrection. Orthodox Easter and other Christian denominations are also oberved on different dates.
Every Easter Greeks thank our Lord. Jesus Christ who died on the Cross for our sins and we celebrate the miracle of the Resurrection, the rise of Jesus from the dead and the promise of afterlife.
Greeks prepare for Easter forty days prior to the great feast with fasting, prayer and the attendance of liturgies through Holy Saturday and the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is celebrated on Easter Sunday,.
On that Sunday Greeks celebrate with a huge feast that includes drinking, singing and dancing a joyful of 40 days devotion,
PLEASE DON'T FORGET THAT THE PARTHENON MARBLES MUST RETURN TO GREECE
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