Additionally, there are so many customs relative to the Easter period and the way it is celebrated in Greece and Crete. On Easter day, the most famous custom is the skewering of the lamp, which tastes delicious. Especially Cretans, famous for their passion for meat, are considered to be masters in the preparation of the lamp.
Another custom is the the decoration of the house with red-painted eggs; eggs symbolize the new life, also symbolized by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The red paint symbolizes the holy blood of Jesus, who was sacrificed to save the people. Red easter eggs along with a cake-like sweet called “tsoureki”, are what most housewives in Greece and Crete prepare for the day of Easter.
Cretans are generally peaceful and calm, but everybody knows how much they like to celebrate. On the day of Easter, in the villages of Crete mostly, people take out their shotguns and fire multiple rounds in the air, showing the end of the mourn and the victory of Life upon death according to the Christian beliefs.
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