Slate Magazine (blog) | Each Easter, two Greek churches pummel each other with rockets Slate Magazine (blog) Since the 19th century, a pair of rival parishes on the Greek island of Chios have celebrated Easter not with bunnies or eggs, but by launching thousands of flaming projectiles at each other's churches while congregants celebrate Mass inside. When the ... |
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Each Easter, two Greek churches pummel each other with rockets
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