Not to put a damper on this, unbeknownst to your buddy and his wife, the Greeks were starving and couldn't wait to have something substantial to eat, as Paschal Sunday marks the end of our our Great Lent! :)
Those holy among us will spend the entire 40 days on nothing but greens boiled in water. "Regular" Orthodox sinners, chief among us the Greeks :), will fast rigorously for 40 days, abstaining from any meats and fish, olive oil, dairy products and so on.
Last Easter, our parish was grilling hot dogs at 3 AM! And people were walking around with huge chunks of cheese, bottles of wine and slabs of meat offering the blessed food to everyone.
Your freinds couldn't have picked a better time to be welcome, as +John Chrysostom's Paschal homily says "those who fasted and those who didn't" are welcome.
You know, I don't care what Kolo says: the Greeks have a soft spot (but they will never amdit it!). :)
LOL Touche. But think of the impression that made on a secular tourist couple. It is always the simple things, right? Lamb, wine, welcoming the strangers to your family table in the hills, Sweet loving words about the Resurrection of Our Lord and Saviour. Dark,chilly hills, suddenly lit and revifived, renewed and warmed by fires and coals chasing away Satan and his chilling evil, darkness: love, laughter, songs, wine, lamb on spits abounding in the heretofore silence and darkness....Good Lord. amen. If that ain't Christian Catechesis at its finest and its best, then catechesis doesn't exist
LOL Touche. But think of the impression that made on a secular tourist couple. It is always the simple things, right? Lamb, wine, welcoming the strangers to your family table in the hills, Sweet loving words about the Resurrection of Our Lord and Saviour. Dark,chilly hills, suddenly lit and revifived, renewed and warmed by fires and coals chasing away Satan and his chilling evil, darkness: love, laughter, songs, wine, lamb on spits abounding in the heretofore silence and darkness....Good Lord. amen. If that ain't Christian Catechesis at its finest and its best, then catechesis doesn't exist
Τι λες; ψεματα! Greeks are soft like stone of our mountains (well, we do like to entertain)!