The Delicious Legacy

From the archive: Traditional Easter Food in Orthodox Greece


Listen Later

Helloooooo...!

Easter in UK and Western Europe (Catholic or otherwise) is nearly upon us!

Traditionally the most important celebration of Christianity.

On this episode from the archives, from April 2020, I'm re-publishing the episode about Eastern Orthodox Easter where I describe in some general terms what is happening during the Lent and Easter Sunday.


As is the most important date of the religious calendar and as such, is celebrated in style!

The Lent lasts 40 days and then follows the Holy Week (another lent period) and the the Easter Sunday celebrations!

What is tsoureki?

What do the Greek eat on Palm Sunday?

Do they really paint red the hens eggs? Why?

And what is "mageiritsa" that's eaten after the midnight mass on Saturday to Sunday morning?

Centre piece of Easter Sunday is a whole spit roast lamb on charcoal, or two (or as is the case with my family 3)...and kokoretsi...

If you're nostalgic (as a Greek that's stuck abroad and missing it this year) tempted and hungry do have a listen!


Music by Pavlos Kapralos.


We will back next week with a new episode...!


Much love and happy Easter!

The Delicious Legacy

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Delicious LegacyBy The Delicious Legacy

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

33 ratings


More shows like The Delicious Legacy

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,445 Listeners

The Food Programme by BBC Radio 4

The Food Programme

267 Listeners

The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud

The History of English Podcast

6,383 Listeners

The Food Chain by BBC World Service

The Food Chain

344 Listeners

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast by Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

315 Listeners

The English Heritage Podcast by English Heritage

The English Heritage Podcast

227 Listeners

Talking Tudors by Natalie Grueninger

Talking Tudors

717 Listeners

The Medieval Podcast by Medievalists.net

The Medieval Podcast

310 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,057 Listeners

The Ancients by History Hit

The Ancients

3,095 Listeners

Gone Medieval by History Hit

Gone Medieval

1,796 Listeners

Not Just the Tudors by History Hit

Not Just the Tudors

2,001 Listeners

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society by History Hit

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

1,260 Listeners

Empire by Goalhanger

Empire

2,299 Listeners

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal by History Hit

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

963 Listeners