Greek Orthodox Easter - 2020

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Red eggs, a symbol of Christ’s blood

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  • Red eggs, a symbol of Christ’s blood
  • Patriarch Sam Zouzas with some of his beautiful children and grandchildren
  • The Z-List’s goddaughter, Despena Zouzas, holds red Easter eggs with her sister Sophia and cousins.
  • Holy Saturday. Exactly at midnight, the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church Lowell is completely dark and the priest lights some parishioners’ candles with the Holy Light! The priest announces Christ’s resurrection — “Christos Anesti!” Enjoying the rite with The Z-List are nephew Brendan Zouzas Malone and goddaughter Samantha Zouzas Malone, and, in the back row,the Zouzas sisters Soteria, Despena (The Z-List’s goddaughter) and Hope, all of Chelmsford
  • The Transfiguration Church’s Epitaphios, beautifully decorated with fresh flowers and Easter lilies by the ladies Philoptochos. Inside is the Holy Icon depicting the tomb of Christ.
  • Lamb, lamb and more lamb
  • Old palms and the crosses made by the beautiful children of the Transfiguration Church.
  • Tsoureki, a Greek sweet bread, made by The Z-List’s sister, Dr. Tanya Zouzas
  • The Z-List’s sister, Dr. Tanya Zouzas, and brother-in-law Dr. Kevin Malone of Chelmsford always loved all holidays with the family and love to entertain.
  • The Z-Lists nieces and nephew, Demetra, Hope, William and Soteria Zouzas of Chelmsford, played the Easter egg game on Sunday. The whole family chooses an egg and cracks it on top of another person’s egg. The one who ends up without a cracked egg has good luck for the whole year.
  • Sophia Zouzas Malone of Chelmsford helps her mom, Dr. Tanya Zouzas, make koulourakia her way, in the shape of an S.
  • Traditional koulourakia made by The Z-List’s goddaughter, Samantha Zouzas Malone of Chelmsford
  • My dad Sam and brother Peter roasting a baby lamb on a spit.
  • Brendan Zouzas Malone watches his Papou and godfather prepare the lamb.
  • Roast lamb prepared by The Z-List’s beautiful cousin, Dana Eliopoulos Regan.
  • Throughout Lent, The Z-List’ would attend Monday services with her cousin, Dana Eliopoulous Regan! Here is the Holy Icon inside beautiful Chapel Saint Sophia and her Daughters at the Transfiguration Church.
  • Candles lit by parishioners as they say a prayer.
  • My mom, Despena Zouzas, with her sweet grandson, Brendan Zouzas Malone of Chelmsford, attending church service Holy Week
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