Easter in Chios.

Throughout the duration of Lent young and old, fast and even the oil and go to Church.
They go to churches, lit the candles and censes. For each passing week say: "go one Kalogria" until he reaches the Holy Week, so they say: "go and Reverend."
On Holy Week begin preparations for Ea  ster. They prepare your home and make eftazyma buns and colic. On Holy Thursday dye red eggs. On Holy Friday, after the procession of the Epitaph, returning to church and clubbing saying various chants and the "Lament of the Virgin Mary". On Easter Sunday, the traditional feast they make cribs and children, one to one turn, sit and sing. On Easter Monday, all getting ready for tour, known as "cooking."
The food of the day is "giaprakia" from the new grape leaves and rice pudding from newborn goats.The games are "jumping rope", "three and strap mother", "shoe paliopapoutso ', the' insults ', the' sklavakia" and many others.On Easter Tuesday, the "Niotrito" turning their icons in all the houses. Those who worship, give money and various foods.