Though the Western Easter has passed, you'll be noticing the plates of grass, boxes of brownish-pink roots and cellophane-wrapped sponge cakes in every supermarket and cafe around town. It's Georgian Orthodox Easter!
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Georgian Easter works to the Orthodox Calendar, meaning it may come before or after the Western version. While it is about the same Christ and the same crucifixion and resurrection as known in the West, Georgians, like many Easter...
Every year, on the Thursday following Easter, in the Martvili district of the Megrelia region, the mountain-based Church of the Archangel of Tsachkurus welcomes hundreds of couples (and their families) marching up the hillside car...
As the church plays a huge role in Georgia, it comes as no surprise that Easter is one of the most important holidays of the year. The streets of Tbilisi are left empty as thousands of Georgians head out of the city to celebrate E...