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The IMF ate the Greek Easter Lamb
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society
With at least 7 euros per kilo not many Greeks were able to buy the traditional Easter lamb and roast it over open fire. This saved the lives of many lambs and relieved many fathers and uncles from preparing the lamb and watch some 6 hours over it while roasting. This Easter festive lunch preparations fell entirely on the shoulders of mothers and aunties who had to clean uncountable kilos of potatoes for the IMF-lamb: 1/4 of lamb meat roasted in the oven with lots of potatoes. Some even took Easter pleasure cooking a modest chicken. Something like… Christmas in Easter. It is quite paradox that this year the Passion week continues and after the Resurrection – not for Jesus Christ but for the Greeks.
Already many received a tiny piece of the Easter bonus they used to. In b.i. times (Before IMF), the Easter bonus was half a month’s salary or pension. This year it fell down to a flat rate of 175 euro net. Pensioners under 60 didn’t receive it at all.
Therefore Easter presents fell short and people were very tight on spending. Even for food items. I was shocked to see the empty streets on Good Thursday, traditionally full of people on Easter shopping.
I met lots of friends these days, even from different Greek cities. They all have one thing in common: They worry about the future. Some consider “unemployment” as the inevitable option for the next months. And they all wonder, where are the measures for development….
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