The Greek Easter greeting.... so nice to see Christians from all over sharing here today. Almost no trolls although there are the usual tired old anti Christian types dropping by to share their (coughs) wisdom with us. Are you currently in Greece or of Greek parentage? I love Greece, especially the Islands. I've travelled to so many over the years. Greek culture and the Orthodox Church so influential and important.
Traditional Latin Mass guy, but me and my Deus Vult buddies all use the Greek greeting as it is one of, if not the, most ancient. I have traveled through Greece but not nearly as extensively as I would like to. May God grant me the ability to take my family and make that happen sometime!
If you haven’t been to a traditional latin Easter Vigil, treat yourself sometime. 3 1/2 hours long because it includes the 12 most important prophecies of Christ’s necessity and coming — it’s like a Bible lesson, choir concert, and Easter kickoff all rolled into one.
The Greek influence and importance in the earliest Hebrew Greek translations of the Bible cannot be understated! It seems I'm being guided toward the Orthodox by unseen hands (Praise God) I hope to attend service some day.
I pray you get to visit the Greek Islands some day. The very far south of Crete is utterly unspoiled. A tiny fishing there called Plakias is my place of total peace. I've stayed there regularly since the mid 80's. Also Naxos island is stunningly beautiful. Greeks are fiercely Christian and in the islands there are Monastery's aplenty. I have great memories of visiting a mountain top monastery in Preveli a few miles from Plakias. The Monks were welcoming but also very Orthodox observant.
Orthodox Easter isn't until next month, May 2. The term isn't appropriate in this context. The Orthodox follow the old, imperial Julian calendar on the fixing of the Pascha, rather than the 16th C. Catholic-sponsored Gregorian calendar. Easter is calculated to take place "on the first first Sunday that follows the paschal full moon, which is the full moon that falls on or after the spring equinox". The initiator of the greeting says: 'Χριστός Ανέστη!' ('Christos Anesti' or, 'Christ is Risen!') anytime after midnight, Easter morning, and the responder replies: 'Aληθώς ανέστη!' ('Alithos Anesti' or, 'Indeed, He is Risen!').
For calculation purposes, the Council of Nicaea declared that the full moon is always set on the 14th day of the lunar month. (The lunar month begins with the new moon.) This is called the ecclesiastical full moon; the astronomical full moon may fall a day or so before or after the ecclesiastical full moon.
Historically, however, the events of Easter took place during the Jews' celebration of Passover. The Last Supper took place on Thursday evening "Maundy Thursday"; the arrest and Crucifixion on Friday during Passover in which families sacrifice a lamb, called the pasoch in Hebrew; and then, the Resurrection took place on Sunday. For Christians, Jesus became the symbolic sacrifice, or pasoch. By a strange coincidence, the Greek word for deep feeling, passion or suffering is πάσχω, or pascho (pronounced 'pasko').
Christos Anesti!
The Greek Easter greeting.... so nice to see Christians from all over sharing here today. Almost no trolls although there are the usual tired old anti Christian types dropping by to share their (coughs) wisdom with us. Are you currently in Greece or of Greek parentage? I love Greece, especially the Islands. I've travelled to so many over the years. Greek culture and the Orthodox Church so influential and important.
Traditional Latin Mass guy, but me and my Deus Vult buddies all use the Greek greeting as it is one of, if not the, most ancient. I have traveled through Greece but not nearly as extensively as I would like to. May God grant me the ability to take my family and make that happen sometime!
If you haven’t been to a traditional latin Easter Vigil, treat yourself sometime. 3 1/2 hours long because it includes the 12 most important prophecies of Christ’s necessity and coming — it’s like a Bible lesson, choir concert, and Easter kickoff all rolled into one.
God bless you, Christ is Risen!
The Greek influence and importance in the earliest Hebrew Greek translations of the Bible cannot be understated! It seems I'm being guided toward the Orthodox by unseen hands (Praise God) I hope to attend service some day.
I pray you get to visit the Greek Islands some day. The very far south of Crete is utterly unspoiled. A tiny fishing there called Plakias is my place of total peace. I've stayed there regularly since the mid 80's. Also Naxos island is stunningly beautiful. Greeks are fiercely Christian and in the islands there are Monastery's aplenty. I have great memories of visiting a mountain top monastery in Preveli a few miles from Plakias. The Monks were welcoming but also very Orthodox observant.
Orthodox Easter isn't until next month, May 2. The term isn't appropriate in this context. The Orthodox follow the old, imperial Julian calendar on the fixing of the Pascha, rather than the 16th C. Catholic-sponsored Gregorian calendar. Easter is calculated to take place "on the first first Sunday that follows the paschal full moon, which is the full moon that falls on or after the spring equinox". The initiator of the greeting says: 'Χριστός Ανέστη!' ('Christos Anesti' or, 'Christ is Risen!') anytime after midnight, Easter morning, and the responder replies: 'Aληθώς ανέστη!' ('Alithos Anesti' or, 'Indeed, He is Risen!').
For calculation purposes, the Council of Nicaea declared that the full moon is always set on the 14th day of the lunar month. (The lunar month begins with the new moon.) This is called the ecclesiastical full moon; the astronomical full moon may fall a day or so before or after the ecclesiastical full moon.
Historically, however, the events of Easter took place during the Jews' celebration of Passover. The Last Supper took place on Thursday evening "Maundy Thursday"; the arrest and Crucifixion on Friday during Passover in which families sacrifice a lamb, called the pasoch in Hebrew; and then, the Resurrection took place on Sunday. For Christians, Jesus became the symbolic sacrifice, or pasoch. By a strange coincidence, the Greek word for deep feeling, passion or suffering is πάσχω, or pascho (pronounced 'pasko').
https://www.learnreligions.com/easter-related-to-passover-3970737