Saturday in Athens was just filled with reading, laundry, and running errands (which is code for eating). Kylie, Jacquelyn, and I made one heck of a dinner (with Jake's help) of pasta, prawns, and salad. It was so tasty and I was pretty proud of myself for teaching those two how to cook. Later that evening we all dressed up and gathered together at Boden's apartment to ring-in Easter at midnight. It is customary in the Greek Orthodox religion to hold the vigil mass at midnight and it begins with fireworks and the passing of the light with candles throughout the city. Then the mass takes place for about two hours (we did not stay the entire time, due to the fact that it was in another language). It was pretty moving, especially due to the language barrier. It was nice to be in the "easter" mindset at once point. Sunday was spent relaxing again until the evening when we had a group dinner in Plaka. It was SO fun! We broke the red eggs for luck, threw white carnations at each other, and broke plates to the tune of a Greek duo at the restaurant. Kala Paska!
The candle light pass for Easter
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