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Monday, February 19, 2018

GREEKS Fly Clean Monday Kites as Lent Begins

For GREEK Orthodox Christians, Clean Monday marks the beginning of the 40-day fast before Easter; tradition dictates that the faithful start abstaining from eating animal products and fly a kite. Clean Monday is a cleansing of the body in preparation for the holiest period of GREEK Orthodoxy and the flying ...


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