Littlefish have a nice trip
Where in Greece are you going?
Here some links about salt water tanks and shops in Greece.
http://www.petcity.gr/
http://www.aquazone.gr/forums/index.php?showforum=88
http://www.hydrocosmos.gr/
Also don't miss the:birthday:
The Carnival .... celebration ... a chance to escape everyday monotony and enter into a world of party, fantasy, jinks and 'kefi' (high spirits) ... a feast of dance, wine and meat before the sacrifices and fasting of Lent.
The Tradition of Apokries
In Greece the Carnival started in Ancient times, believed to be as a worship to Dionysos, the God of Wine and Feast. In the Orthodox tradition Apokries is the preparation period before Lent. Apokries means literally saying goodbye to meat ...Apoxh apo kreas - apo-kreas. In Latin the roots of the word Carnival has the same meaning? ?carne? ? meat and ?vale - goodbye.
Apokries runs for 3 weeks immediately preceeding Lent.
In 2006 Apokries is 12th February to 5th March.
First Week
Apokries starts with the opening of the book of the Triodion, the 3 holy sacraments.
Second Week- Meat week.
Officially the last week of eating meat until after Lent.
Tsiknopempti ? Thursday of meat week.
Tsikna is the smell of burning meat. It was the custom on Tsikonpempti for everyone (including the poor) to charcoal grill meat and to melt fat over it so the smell of ?burning? meat permeated whole villages.
It is still the tradition to eat meat on Tsiknopempti, although nowadays it?s usual to go to a taverna for the meat feast. You?ll find that taverna?s everywhere are packed and many have live music too. Another glendi!
Third Week - Cheese Week
This week was also called 'White Week? as people ate mostly dairy products and eggs. Meat was forbidden from Monday of cheese week until after Lent. Many people still adhere to this.
Women never washed their hair during this week as it was said it would turn white if they did!
Tyrofagis Sunday is the last day of Apokries.
This is the last day until after Easter that weddings are allowed to take place. The Orthodox Church still follows the tradition that no weddings or celebrations can take place during the 40 days of Lent.
The old tradition says don't get married on this day; if you do it will be an unhappy marriage!
Carnival parades are held on this, the last day of Apokrias.
Clean Monday
The day after Tyrofagis Sunday is ?Kathara Deftera? or Clean Monday, which falls on the 6th March in 2006. Clean Monday marks the end of Apokries and is the first day of Lent (Sarakosti).
Fasting starts today and traditionally no meat, eggs, dairy products or oil are allowed to be eaten for the 40 days leading up to Easter..
Clean Monday is Bank Holiday in Greece and everyone heads out to the mountains or beach to enjoy a lenten picnic or taverna meal, and fly a kite!
Littlefish have fun :givebeer:
rangehat in Greece.
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Gary
