Saturday 15 June 2013

After Carnival Season: Clean Monday!

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.


Greek Dancing

Kite flying, Chrissi Akti beach
Kite flying, Chrissi Akti beach
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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