When I
arrived in Thessaloniki, I found out that they had planned a tour in the city
to see historical places and monuments. I was very glad because I would have
the chance to know Thessaloniki!
We started
our tour from the city Castles.
The second
stop of our tour in the city was Agios Dimitrios Church and Catacombs. Agios in
Greek means Saint.
The Church of Agios Dimitrios in Thessaloniki is
dedicated to the memory of Dimitrios, the martyr and patron saint of
Thessaloniki.
Our last stop in this city tour was in Paralia (the water front).
Paralia is
a wonderful place to walk, have a coffee in the cafés there or just pass your
time watching the sea, the huge ships waiting to enter the port or the small
sailing boats.
Today it hosts an exhibition of Christian artifacts,
including objects that date back to the period between 300 A.D. and 1430,
mostly from Thessalonica. The exhibition is evenly distributed among
the different floors.
Holy Week
and Resurrection of Jesus
In Greece
this year they celebrated Easter on May 5th. The schools close for
15 days for Easter vacation. I’m very glad because I will celebrate Easter here
this year! My new friends are also happy because they will not go to school!!!
On Holy
Week everybody is preparing for Easter. On Holy Thursday in Greece they paint
eggs. The eggs are painted predominantly red (though not unusual
variety of colors or designs), several times with intricate shapes.