Easter Food for a Greek Orthodox
Many of the Easter customs are still an important part of tradition in Greece, and preparations for this celebration begin 40 days in advance. Easter meals are rich in flavor and are displayed in great quantities because Easter is the most important celebration for orthodox Christians in Greece.
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Easter Night
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Red-dyed boiled eggs are cracked on Easter after midnight. During holy week, which begins on Palm Sunday, these Christians don't eat meat at all. On the Saturday before Easter the food is taken to the church to be blessed by the priest. After midnight, people return home from church and crack red-dyed boiled eggs. They eat cheeses, traditional soup, pork and bread.
Traditional Foods
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Tsoureki is traditional Greek sweet bread. Tsoureki is Greek sweet bread. It is usually accompanied by a bowl of magirítsa, the traditional resurrection soup. It is a creamy soup made from lamb intestines and other organs, and the Greeks prepare it for this occasion only. They also eat hiroméri (smoked salted pork) and drink wine.
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Easter Sunday
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Roasted lamb is the centerpiece of the Easter table. The Easter Sunday meal is a feast. The whole lamb, spiced and roasted over a charcoal fire, is the focus of the festive table and is accompanied by green salads, beans and vegetable dishes, rice and seafood, Easter rolls, bread and all sorts of cakes and cookies. With this meal Greeks drink red wine and ouzo (Greek liquor) as they celebrate late into the night.
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