Novel pose of presidential shield Evzone during the a keen epitaphios procession to your Holy Monday within the Athens. Photos © Maria Theofanopoulou
Young and old however observe the years-dated life and you may traditions that lead doing Easter Weekend, your day of like
Tolling bells reflect throughout the background as the Greeks hubbub discover everything you done prior to Holy Monday. Here is the darkest day of the year into the Orthodox devoted as they mourn Christ’s passageway. Zero items are permitted on this subject date.
Your body away from Christ is completely removed about cross, wrapped in a light material and you can placed on the newest “epitaphios”, which was decorated that have vegetation. In the sundown, it is sent from town or community followed by the newest congregation carrying dark brown candles for the a keen enactment from a funeral service procession when you are solemn chanting or mournful musical is actually heard from the record.
Holy Day otherwise “Megali Vdomada”, and therefore begins with the bulk into the Palm Weekend, commemorating Christ’s coming to Jerusalem just after their miracle from increasing Lazarus in the inactive, are a time of spirituality.
Church buildings and you can chapels nationwide enjoy a button character when making brand new pious conditions, especially at midnight to the Holy Friday, in the event the Holy Light comes and everybody, candles in hand, chants “Christos Anesti” (Christ Features Grown). Читать далее “Like is in the Air… at the Leonidion”