Kathara Deftera,” Greek for Clean Monday, commences the 40-day period of Great Lent, known as "Sarakosti" for the Greek Orthodox Church.

Clean Monday—the beginning of Lent among Orthodox Christians—is the day Greeks fly kites, symbolic of the Resurrection.

2025 marking the upcoming Clean Monday, the beginning of the Great Lent, 40 days ahead of Orthodox Easter.

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Fireworks, festivity, and tradition marked the end of Greece's largest carnival as the country celebrates Clean Monday with ...

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A child of a Romanian ethnic Lipovan Russian group leans on a woman before performing in show at the Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 2, 2025 marking the upcoming Clean Monday ...