{"id":8657,"date":"2017-04-08T12:50:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T09:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findingreece.com\/?p=8657"},"modified":"2022-05-09T07:40:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T04:40:15","slug":"the-bluffers-guide-to-pascha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findingreece.com\/el\/the-bluffers-guide-to-pascha\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bluffer\u2019s Guide to Pascha"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8657\" class=\"elementor elementor-8657\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c1bee3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c1bee3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-001dd41\" data-id=\"001dd41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190422e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"190422e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text row\"><div class=\"col-sm-8 \"><p class=\"p1\">Where the technicolor, somewhat debauched Carnival ends, the 40-day religious fast, or\u00a0<em><strong>nisteia<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>begins. When strictly observed, the basically<strong>\u00a0vegan\u00a0diet<\/strong>\u00a0forbids the consumption of olive oil on Wednesdays and Fridays and all animal products (apart from shellfish) throughout. The fast concludes in the early hours of Easter Sunday, when humble lentils, grains and the like are replaced by\u00a0<strong>shiny red eggs<\/strong>\u00a0and creamy offal soup.\u00a0<em>Nisteia<\/em>\u00a0is observed several times in the<strong>\u00a0Greek Orthodox calendar<\/strong>, however the 40 day period leading up to Easter is by far the longest and strictest.<\/p><h3 class=\"p1\">Holy Week<\/h3><p class=\"p1\"><strong><em>Megali Evdomada<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>Holy Week<\/strong>\u00a0is the seven days leading up to\u00a0<strong><em>Kyriaki Tou Pascha<\/em><\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>Easter Sunday<\/strong>. Pascha is Greece\u2019s most momentous holiday, equivalent to Christmas in the UK or US, as it honors the divine triumph of Christ over death and earthly suffering. For the devout, the week preceding it is filled with religious services in church and time-honored traditions at home. Many of the foods enjoyed on\u00a0<strong>Easter Sunday<\/strong>\u00a0are prepared during this week \u2013\u00a0<strong><em>koulouraki<\/em>\u00a0biscuits<\/strong>\u00a0are made on Holy Tuesday,\u00a0<strong>Easter eggs<\/strong>\u00a0are dyed red (to symbolize the blood of Christ) and\u00a0<em><strong>tsoureki<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(a sweet bread) is prepared on Holy Thursday.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greece-is.com\/the-bluffers-guide-to-pascha-greek-easter-translated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full article on\u00a0the Holy Week and Greek Easter &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pass yourself off as a local at Easter by learning the key customs, traditional dishes and how to say them all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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