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Easter

Happy Easter From Argophilia & Five of Crete’s Best

2021-05-01 by Phil Butler

Happy Easter

Happy Easter from the team at Argophilia and the famously friendly people of the island of Crete!

Tags: Crete Easter, Easter, Easter on Crete, Giannis Stilianou, Ioanna Madala, Katrounari Traditional Cottages, Minoan Theater, Orthodox Easter, Riding Academy of Crete, Stilianou Winery, Winery Stilianou

Greece Will Lift More Lockdown Restrictions After Easter

2021-04-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Almyra Seaside Food & Cocktails, Agia Pelagia

On May 3rd, the day after Orthodox Easter, the lenient lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 in Greece will essentially end.

Tags: Easter, Greece coronavirus, Greece curfew, Greece lockdown, Greece stores, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Summer 2021

Celebrate the Traditional Koulouma at Karavolas for 2020

2020-02-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Kite day

Heraklion celebrates Koulouma at Karavolas March 2nd in colorful tradition marked by Cretan music, treats, dancing, and amazing kite flying.

Tags: Crete celebrations, Crete events, Crete Island, Easter, Greece festivals, Greece traditions, Heraklion events, Karavolas Park, Kathari Deftera, Koulouma, lent

Eating Well During Lent in Yaroslavl with Anna Novikova

2017-03-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Anna Novikova Tsarevna by Vitaly Vakhrushev

Join Anna in a culinary journey like no other. Lent in Yaroslavl is a captivating experience when you dine at Ivan Vasilyevich.

Tags: Easter, fasting, lent, Orthodox Lent, Orthodoxy, Pivovar, Russia cuisine, Russian Easter, Russian Lent, Yarolslavl

Red Eggs and An Orthodox Easter Prayer

2014-04-20 by Phil Butler

The Garden Tomb

For Orthodox Christians, an old, old tradition is the dying of eggs to symbolize and attest to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The eggs, which are a symbol of the stone tomb where Jesus’ body was laid, are traditional symbols now for greeting on Easter.

Tags: Christianity, Easter, Greek Orthodox, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Red Eggs, Resurrection

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