Lamb, tsoureki and red eggs has become synonymous with Greek Easter. But it may seem…
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Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ…
Lamb, tsoureki and red eggs has become synonymous with Greek Easter. But it may seem…
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.
Once every few years, Greek Easter falls the same week as “American Easter,” as it…
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.
By Rita Wilson Once every few years, Greek Easter falls the same week as “American…
Red eggs (Kokkina Paschalina Avga; Κόκκινα πασχαλινά αβγά) are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek…
Every Orthodox Easter, I post this essay I wrote about services at my Greek Orthodox…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of…
We don’t do bunnies. We don’t do chocolate. We don’t do pastels. Those are just…
