Clean Monday is the first day of Lent (signalling the start of spring) and refers to the leaving behind of sinful attitudes and non-fasting foods.
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| Greek Dancing |
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| Kite flying, Chrissi Akti beach |
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| Kite flying, Chrissi Akti beach |
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| Kite flying, Chrissi Akti beach |
It is a public holiday in Greece where it is celebrated outdoors with consumption of shellfish and other fasting food, a special kind of ofazyme bread called "Lagana" and the custom of flying kites. It is said that the higher your kite flies, the further away your troubles will be.
By Donna Southgate-Smith
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