{"id":3693,"date":"2021-04-30T20:20:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T20:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2021-04-30T20:20:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T20:20:42","slug":"news-from-greece-greek-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/news-from-greece-greek-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"News from Greece: Greek Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03a0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1! On Sunday the Greeks celebrate Easter. The government has imposed rules in order to avoid the spread of COVID.<\/p>\n<p>There is a curfew <em>(\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b7 \u03ba\u03c5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2)<\/em> from 22:00 to 5:00. We can relocate after sending a text message to 13033 stating the code 6 and our name and address. A group of nine people is allowed indoors and twelve people outdoors. The use of self tests is recommended by the government. We still cannot move from one region to another, so the traditional Greek Easter \u201cat the village\u201d <em>(\u03a0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03cc)<\/em> is not an option.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday the restaurants and cafes reopen. They will stay open until 22:45 and people have to sit outdoors. There will be no music. We still have to send text messages using the code 6.<\/p>\n<p>If you live in Greece and would like to go to church, note that the Resurrection service <em>(\u0391\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7)<\/em> will take place on Great Saturday <em>(\u039c\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf)<\/em> at 21:00, outside the church.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3694\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/get\/g4fdf05efbdf15a3dcbc6c139c6fe6751bcfb13712a6d042b6f46acbf306675ba6c6e6051093903d6f32c36a63c2e46f3_1280.jpg\" aria-label=\"Red 1362583 1280 1024x682\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3694\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3694\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/red-1362583_1280-1024x682.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/red-1362583_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/red-1362583_1280-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/red-1362583_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/red-1362583_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/red-1362583_1280.jpg<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>\u03a0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc \u03bb\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf (Paschal vocabulary)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u0391\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7: literally it means \u201chave a nice Resurrection day\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u0391\u03bd\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7: Christ is risen! This is the phrase we use when greeting after the Resurrection service. The response is \u201c\u0391\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ce\u03c2!\u201d, which means \u201cindeed\u201d or \u201c\u0391\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bf \u039a\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2\u201d, which means \u201cThe Lord is risen indeed!\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>\u03a7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac: literally it means \u201cmany years\u201d (<em>live many years<\/em> or <em>have a nice life<\/em>) and it\u2019s a generic wish that can be used in all circumstances.<\/li>\n<li>\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9: to fast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example: \u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b7 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9. \/ I want a Greek salad with no feta cheese because I fast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03b7 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1: Paschal candle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example: \u0391\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c9\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03b1\u03c6\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5. \/ I bought a nice Paschal candle for my godson.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03b7 \u039c\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7 \u0395\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1: Holy Week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example: \u03a6\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c8\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7 \u039c\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7 \u0395\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1. \/ This year we fasted only during the Holy Week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03bf \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03c6\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2: Epitaph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example: \u0397 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac \u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03af\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03c6\u03b9\u03bf. \/ The grandmother gave the children flowers to decorate the Epitaph.<\/p>\n<p>\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03a0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3695\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/get\/gcfaa3b31a42d4f9c2e1c81a0b8a7df7b9c522b6969d73a4abc2b132d894b420682a587905e6a5e3b03476a441e94b5a6_1280.jpg\" aria-label=\"Temple 848438 1280 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3695\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3695\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/temple-848438_1280-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/temple-848438_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/temple-848438_1280-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/temple-848438_1280-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/temple-848438_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/users\/memorycatcher-168384\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=848438\">Siggy Nowak<\/a> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=848438\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/temple-848438_1280-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/temple-848438_1280-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/temple-848438_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/temple-848438_1280-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/temple-848438_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03a0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1! On Sunday the Greeks celebrate Easter. The government has imposed rules in order to avoid the spread of COVID. There is a curfew (\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b7 \u03ba\u03c5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2) from 22:00 to 5:00. We can relocate after sending a text message to 13033 stating the code 6 and our name and address. 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