The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

The flour war celebrates Clean Monday – the beginning of the Greek Orthodox Lent. Like Pancake Day in Britain, this is a way of using up flour before fasting begins.

The Eastern Orthodox Lent always begins on Monday, which is designated as "Clean Monday", the day when Orthodox faithful begin a spiritual and moral purification through fasting, prayer ...