A Greek Orthodox monk throws rose petals during the Easter Sunday procession, April 28 2019. Picture: GALI TIBBON / AFPGreeks feasted on Sunday after fireworks and colourful lanterns welcomed Orthodox Easter and the government hailed an economic resurrection.“We can finally be optimistic after all those difficult years. The Calvary of bailout programmes is behind us,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in his Easter message.
City centres were deserted as residents flocked to home villages and islands, with many expected to enjoy an extended Easter owing to this year’s proximity to the May 1 Labour Day holiday. Millions of worshippers crammed into churches late on Saturday as priests declared that “Christ is risen”, sharing candlelight from the “holy fire” in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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