Happy Easter...He has Risen!!!!

We went to Saturday night church service to celebrate Easter. He is Risen! Afterwards we headed home and had a wedding tasting for Krista and Drew, for dinner. We all agreed not to go for Dickey's BBQ. We also prepared our Easter Eggs for our competition tomorrow! Go God! The Greek celebration of cracking the eggs has become a family tradition thanks to Straty:) There are various masses during Easter, but the one almost all participate in is on the Sunday. People gather at their local churches, usually outside because of the crowds, late in the evening. At midnight the priest declares "Christos anesti", Christ has risen, and the people reply "Alithos anesti", "truly risen". Then everyone light the candles they have with them from the holy flame from Jerusalem that the priest carries. After this the people go home, trying to keep the flame alive. If they make it to the doorway with the candle still burning, they make a cross in the archway, blessing the house for the following year.