Tag Archives: Christos Anesti

Holding the white candles of Pascha, millions of Greeks flocked to churches short before midnight Saturday to celebrate Jesus Resurrection. They love to keep the centuries-old tradition even though they are not devoted faithful or even atheists. The majority of people go to church five minutes before midnight and leave …

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It was first SYRIZA lawmaker Makis Balaouras, who claimed the Holy Light was a “pagan residue”. A couple of days later, the parliamentary spokeswoman of SYRIZA, Foteini Vaki described the Holy Fire as a “fake miracle.”  The debate about the transfer of the Holy Light from Jerusalem and the official …

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When in Greece… exchange Easter wishes like a Greek! Easter wishes are a bit complicated and depend on whether they are exchanged before of after Jesus Resurrection. In the average Greeks wish Καλό Πάσχα! Kalo Pascha! Happy Easter! from Palm Sunday until Good Wednesday or Good Thursday. From Good Thursday …

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Καλό Πάσχα! Καλή Ανάσταση! Kalo Pascha! Happy Greek Easter! Kalo Pasxa and Xronia Polla! Greeks use a variety of wishes and replies to wishes before and after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. If you are in Greece and you want to wish like a Greek, here are the several wishes …

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Christ is Risen, Happy Easter ;  Χριστός Ανέστη – Καλό Πάσχα 🙂   Christ is Risen! Somebody here thinks he is clever! PS KTG seems to be busy with the little pleasure of life 🙂

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