EASTER CUSTOMS

“Easter week starts on Palm Sunday…” (Alex)

At Holy Week…

‘…we fast, we sing psalms, we dye eggs, we go to church… (Pelagia)

“…we play, we don’t have school, we eat sweets!” (Marilia)

On Holy (Maundy) Thursday…“…we dye eggs.”

(Andrew)

“We decorate the Epitaph with flowers.” (Ephrem)

On Good (Holy) Friday…

“… in the morning, it’s the Deposition of Christ’s Body, so we bring down Christ’s body from the Cross. In the evening,

we carry the Epitaph around the church”. (Ephrem)

“We carry the Epitaph on Good Friday. The Epitaph goes around the church”(Marilia)

‘On Holy Friday, we carry the Epitaph, a symbol of Christ’s tomb)” (Andrew)

‘I like the Epitaph procession! We go for a walk around the church. “ ( Alex)

On Holy Saturday‘We sing psalms, we go to

church and light Easter candles’ (Takis & Pelagia)

‘All mums make magiritsa (tripe soup) and all dads light fireworks.’ (Marilia)

‘We go to church at night and after church we go home and eat magiritsa’ (Ephrem)

‘I like the fireworks!’ (Alex)

ON EASTER DAY

‘ … we roast lamb’ (Ephrem)

‘We are all happy, we crack eggs and eat together’ (Marilia)

‘ We roast lamb and celebrate together.’

(Andrew)

‘On

“Easter is awsome!”

(Alex)