Easter Saturday

Part 1

 It's all 'go' today, counting down to the midnight mass, the breaking of the fast with offal soup and preparation for tomorrow's spits on the BBQ.

K is off delivering packets of red eggs and easter biscuits to friends who for some reason don't make their own.  I'm cleaning, washing then baking Easter bread, making a cheesecake plus that soup which is made mainly from the innards of the paschal lamb and lettuce. 

 Thank goodness it's a beautiful sunny day.   

In the meantime I'll leave you with some photos of last night's parade.  There was no wind so the candles stayed alight throughout the procession.  There were hundreds of people crowded in together.  Any female with long hair has it tied up tonight.  It's so easy to singe or burn the long hair hanging down the back of someone in front of you when it's tightly packed as it was last night, or you could stumble forward on our rough cobblestones and have your candle dance dangerously around.  

One of the Epitaphios (bier) comes in by water taxi

A stop along the waterfront to greet granddaughter Nels who was working. Working in a bakery and sweet shop which had sweet Easter bread baking in its oven. What an enticing aroma.

That's me on the left holding out my candle, daughter Danae, then Nels.  

We sat there and had a drink after the procession ended. 

So many people, so many old friends back in town. 

We spent the evening calling out 'Kali Anastasi' literally 'Good Rising' and kissing cheeks

The flower bedecked Epitaphios coming down the steps of our church to start the procession

And.....

Drum roll....

Poppi carrying the Epitaphios

As she did last year. It's not often you see a female doing this.  Bravo Poppi