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Orthodox Easter happens in a few weeks.
Every year there's a 'miraculous' candle lighting ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Since 1988 the Holy Light from the church has been brought to Greece on Easter Saturday evening. The candles with the Holy Light are taken to every big church in the country before midnight. At midnight lights are turned out and the priest appears with the Holy Light. The light is transferred from candle to candle through the crowd and then comes the proclamation 'Christ is Risen'. Our island receives the light by speed boat. The Mayor meets the boat and transports the Light (candle in a lantern) to each of the 5 main churches.
However bomb fragments fell last week near the Church in Jerusalem and no one knows yet whether the ceremony will still take place.
It's freezing again. K is having trouble with cold fingers
It's been freezing for days.
We weren't going to buy any more wood but we've been forced to
The young lad stacked it very nicely. The front yard doesn't look too untidy
We always fly the blue and white Greek flag on National holidays
25th March is an important National Holiday, As usual it's to do with church, historical victories and tradition
These flags are in shreds.
He's taken them down and tomorrow there will be 3 new flags, NZ, Australia and a big Greek flag in the middle
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It seems the current unpleasantness is affecting daily life everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how cold it is where you are ? but it was close to zero here last night and pretty chilly all day.
Pretty chilly but don't think we have your sort of chill
DeleteUnpleasantness, that's a good neutral description Lol
I hope the Holy Light ceremony will still take place. It won't be the same without it.
ReplyDeleteIt's chilly here at night, too.
It probably will but without the crowds
DeleteI have frost here and cool east winds for a week. I would be surprised if the priest didn't appear with the Holy Light wouldn't you?
ReplyDeleteYes, they'll do it unless there's a direct bomb. Just less pomp and ceremony. Used to be thousands waiting outside to get their candles lit with the Holy Light
DeleteI saw a woman wearing gloves here yesterday. It wasn't even cold!
ReplyDeleteFingers are the first thing to suffer and toes. But in England I don't know. Maybe it was just a fashion statement
DeleteI can’t believe your getting more cod weather.
ReplyDeleteIt must be bad if your buying more wood
Has K got arthritis in his hands?
Maybe a heat producing cream rubbed into them will help
That's a good idea about the cream. It really makes the fingers tingle.
Delete2 weeks ago I thought we had finished with fires. I cleaned everything up, and was enjoying not having to remove ashes every morning. This cold spell is supposed to last another week and then finally the temps will rise a little .
We had our annual program for Greek Independence Day last Sunday. The kids that are in the Greek school were reading poems and other things in Greek ~ they learn so fast!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time we have had a Greek school at our church since I've been attending. I wanted to take it, but they are charging too much for my limited budget!
Here in Montreal, Canada we have been getting cold weather and snow ❄️ Freezing rain, which is worse.
ReplyDeleteYour blog header is beautiful. Warm greetings from a retired lady.