What do Georgians do on Good Friday?
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Orthodox Christians around the globe and in Georgia are today commemorating one of the most significant days in the religious calendar – Good Friday – which marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
On this day Georgian believers dye eggs red, symbolising the blood of Christ, rebirth and new life. A traditional sweet Easter bread, paska, is also traditionally baked today.
Good Friday is also the beginning of a four-day official Easter holiday in Georgia.
Good Friday is regarded as the most challenging day of Lent. In accordance with their confessor’s instructions, the most devout Orthodox Christians eat nothing all day or only receive bread and water.
Georgian Orthodox Christians believe no hard work should be done on Good Friday as the day is fully devoted to the Lord.
In two days from today, this Sunday, Georgians will celebrate Easter.
Sixty-two inmates will meet the upcoming Easter holidays at home following their release from prison after a presidential pardon was announced today.
The Georgian government has launched a campaign to save the Colchian box-tree in time for Palm Sunday, the important religious holiday which marks Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
Relatives living on opposite sides of the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) and the rest of Georgia will have no chance of visiting each other for the next two days.
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Orthodox Christians Georgia and the rest of the world will celebrate the most important day in their religious calendar – Easter this Sunday.
Orthodox Christians in Georgia and the rest of the world are celebrating the most significant date in the religious calendar – Easter.
Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili congratulated the country's citizens on the Easter celebration, marked by the Orthodox Christian church and its followers today.
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