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Monday, February 19, 2018

GREEKS Orthodox Christians celebrate start of lent

ATHENS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Families across Greece celebrated the end of the carnival season and the start of Lent on Monday, exchanging wishes for health and prosperity. Clean Monday (Kathara Deytera in GREEK) is a public holiday here, marking the 40 day countdown to Easter for Greece Orthodox ...


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