Expressions for «Καθαρά Δευτέρα» you need to know! 😀

Fly like... a Kite! 🪁
It's a long weekend here in Greece with Monday, "Καθαρά/ η Δευτέρα" (you will hear both), meaning litteraly clean Monday, a national holiday, marking the beginning of the 40-day lent that leads to the Greek Orthodox Easter.
Usually one of the best days of spring, people go outside, to fly their kites, enjoy special kind of foods with friends and family.
The ones that are characteristic of Καθαρά Δευτέρα and can be found everywhere, the holy trinity as I call them is "λαγάνα" (lagana), a special kind of bread made with unleavened dough in bakeries ONLY on that day, "ταραμοσαλάτα" (taramosalàta) a spread made of fish roe and "χαλβά" (halvà) a sweet made with tahini.
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So, what do you need to know more about this special day?
The phrases we use to wish each other, of course, to sound more natural! 😁
Here are the following 4 expressions - wishes 😉
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📌 Καλή Καθαρά Δευτέρα
📌 Καλά Κούλουμα = the feast of Clean Monday that's celebrated outside in nature, with lots of food wine, dancing and flying the kite.
📌 Καλή Σαρακοστή = the period of lent that lasts 40 (σαράντα) days
📌 Καλό τριήμερο = last but not least, an expression used also in this case, for wishing a happy long weekend, τριήμερο = (τρεις +ημέρες).
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Να περάσετε τέλεια ό, τι και να κάνετε! 😁