Lambathes and egg dyeing: Greek Orthodox Community of NSW students celebrate Easter

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The Greek Orthodox Community of NSW (GOCNSW) Easter school holiday program was a huge hit with students this week. Over 80 students took part in the program on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The program started off with a slide show and video of Greek Orthodox Easter traditions, including the significance of Holy Week, what food is made leading up to Easter, the significance of Lent and red eggs.

Mageritsa, the soup people eat at midnight on Easter Saturday, was also discussed during the program. All the kids said they don’t eat it.

From there, the students, with the help of teachers and parents, got creative and made their own lambathes with colourful ribbons, strings and toys.

All the students were proud of their beautiful lambathes, which they will proudly use at church on Holy Saturday.

Students then got a chance to make their own koulourakia. They were shown a few creations and got very creative, making different designs.

Making koulourakia.

Students had lunch and then some dancing to be ready for the Easter Sunday celebration, with dance teacher Paroula Thurban.

The GOCNSW runs Greek School holiday programs every school holidays. Please go to their Facebook page for updates about the next holiday program.

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