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GREEK CLEAN MONDAY – KATHARA DEFTERA

March 8, 2019 0 Comments

Clean Monday, sometimes called Ash Monday or Pure Monday, is a day of joy and excitement in Greece and one of the most anticipated days of the year! Greeks call the day “Kathara Deftera”,

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A Greek Clean Monday

February 23, 2017 0 Comments

Clean Monday (Greek: Καθαρά Δευτέρα), is the first day of Great Lent in the Orthodox Christian Pasha. This day is also called Koulouma. This day in Greece is celebrated as a National Holiday.

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GREEK CLEAN MONDAY – KATHARA DEFTERA

A Greek Clean Monday

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Lagana

A Greek flatbread traditionally baked on the first day of the Great Lent.

Tarama Salad

is a meze made from tarama (the salted and cured roe of the cod, carp, or grey mullet) mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and a starchy base of bread or potatoes.