Greek Easter
Later spring celebration
Greek Easter is the celebration of Easter according to the Eastern Orthodox calendar, which often falls on a different date than Western Easter due to different methods for calculating the spring full moon.
The holiday is central to Greek religious and cultural life, marked by midnight church services, red-dyed eggs, and lamb dishes: We're visiting family in Athens for Greek Easter this year.
- resurrectionRevival from death
- red eggsDyed eggs for celebrations
- lambJuvenile sheep
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- candlesWax lights with wicks
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