The game of cracking red eggs, or “tsougrisma” as the Greeks call it, symbolises the breaking open of the tomb and Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. The custom takes place after the resurrection on Easter Saturday at midnight or the following day during Paschal feasts.
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On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples’ feet,…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ…
The game of cracking red eggs, or “tsougrisma” as the Greeks call it, symbolises the breaking open of the tomb and Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. The custom takes place after the resurrection on Easter Saturday at midnight or the following day during Paschal feasts.
“Umbrellas,” the famous sculpture in Thessaloniki by Giorgos Zogolopoulos, was illuminated in red on Thursday…
Tsoureki (τσουρέκι) is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent…
Red eggs (Kokkina Paschalina Avga; Κόκκινα πασχαλινά αβγά) are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek…
On Holy Thursday, four events are commemorated The washing of the disciples’ feet. The institution…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ…
Tsoureki is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent the Holy…
On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples’ feet,…
Greece’s main opposition New Democracy leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis was received by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on…
On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples’ feet,…