It's Holy Thursday, Red Egg Day in Greece!
On Holy Thursday, in the Greek Orthodox Church, four events are remembered:
The washing of the disciples' feet by Jesus (The Nipter); to teach them that they must be humble, in order to serve their fellow man.
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it and broke it and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat, this is my body.”
The words of Jesus at The Last Supper: Matthew, chapter 26, verse 26 (King James Bible).
The agony in the garden of Gethsemane, when Jesus, whilst taking a walk after the last super, to say prayers, is overcome with an overwhelming sadness after accepting he is about to be betrayed.
The betrayal of Jesus with a kiss, after Judas Isacariot has betrayed Jesus to the Jewish priests for thirty shekels of silver.
Preparing for Easter
Today, in every Greek home, tsoureki, Greek Easter bread, is being prepared along with Koulourakia, the traditional Greek Easter cookies (not to be eaten until after midnight on Saturday, after the resurrection of of Jesus!)
Holy Thursday is also when eggs, a symbol of rebirth, are dyed red, symbolizing the blood of Jesus.
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