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Monday, May 13, 2013

Each Easter, two Greek churches pummel each other with rockets


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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