The Greeks are pseudo-vegetarians, in that they often abstain from meat for religious reasons (basically fasting). The week up to Easter is one such example. Imagine my dismay, then, when Easter Sunday is celebrated with many spit-roasted lambs. Even Anna was put off by the skinned, skewered lamb-skull we saw (in close-up, yick!).The other way the Greeks like to celebrate Easter is by throwing touch-tet explosives everywhere (ie. touch sensitive bangers). These sound like gunshots, and can happen anywhere, anytime. Usually right behind you while you're strolling along peacefully. Or in the middle of the night. Again and again and again.
They also like to dance and sing (often in an 80s kind of way, yikes!). In fact, we found several television channels that play nothing but... (well, in between repeat screenings of Zeferelli's Jesus of Nazareth). "Hoopah!"
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