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Today is the Greek Orthodox Easter day, celebrated in Greece with a big family feast, traditionally featuring roasted lamb, sweet bread (tsoureki) and, most importantly, red-colored eggs, used in the traditional Easter game of "egg-tapping".![]()
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Read about the Epitaphios, the Greek Orthodox Good Friday procession that is one of the most characteristic rites of Greek Easter tradition.
The tradition of the Epitaphios procession - Greek News Agenda
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In Greece, and in the Greek Orthodox world in general, Easter holds great importance. Customs and practices are more closely linked with the religious aspect of the holiday, compared to Christmas, and...
Deputy FM Kotsiras: Bringing young college students and researchers of the diaspora closer to Greece![]()
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A cooperation protocol for linking the Greek Academic Community with the Greek diaspora and supporting the internationalization of Greek higher education was signed by Deputy Foreign Minister George Kotsiras and the president of "Study in Greece" Christos Michalakelis at the Ministry on Holy Tuesday.![]()
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Read more: www.amna.gr/en/article/816053/Deputy-FM-Kotsiras-Bringing-young-college-students-and-researchers-...