Happy Greek Easter!

HAPPY GREEK EASTER!
Best wishes to you and your family!
We're all set for a get-together with festive food.
If you want to know how I made these eggs, click here.

Good Friday

According to the Greek Orthodox calendar, yesterday was Good Friday (we celebrate Easter Sunday tomorrow). Good Friday is celebrated with a solemn procession of Christ's tomb, a wooden structure decorated with flowers and an icon of Christ on the cross. Everyone following the mourning procession holds a yellow candle as they follow the shrouded funeral bier that is carried through the town's or village's streets to the local church. Every major city and tiny town in Greece has their own procession; I attended the service with my family in the village of Galatas, close to where I live.

Galatas has a long standing connection with Wellington, New Zealand, my hometown. It is also the village from where my mother left Greece to migrate permanently to New Zealand.

Dining out

I don't know if this tempts your taste buds, but it was a lovely night out for all my family, including the little laughing olive tree. The outdoor mezedopoleio-ouzerie (think 'bistro' in English) was located right next to the town beach in Koum Kapi, not too far away from Minoos St. Another lovely outing with the little laughing olive tree. As it is GOOD FRIDAY today according to the Greek Easter calendar, our food this week has been lenten, hence no meat, fish (shellfish are allowed) or dairy products.