THE INSEPARABLE IN THE DAYS OF EASTER
AL. FOUNDATION
For yet another festive 4 days, Ioannina received the guess of internet hosting those that selected to spend their Easter within the metropolis in addition to the mountainous locations of the prefecture.
City facilities, Zagori and Metsovo particularly, have been actually “drowned” by the folks, whereas the villages with many emigrants spending today of their homeland additionally had their fair proportion, no matter whether or not the price of journey was fairly excessive once more this yr.
Occupancies within the lodge lodging of the Prefecture of Ioannina have been excessive, with out, nevertheless, touching the chances of Christmas and New Yr’s which have been at their best possible. They fluctuated simply over 80%, with costs finally yr’s ranges, with a double room with breakfast costing from 70 to 250 euros in five-star lodging.
Most guests to the festivities got here from Athens, whereas we additionally had a number of guests from Northern Greece for one-day journeys to our space.
The flights on today have been full, with “Aegean” even together with Ioannina amongst its favourite Easter locations.
Passenger visitors additionally elevated on the Ioannina Intercity Bus by 40 to 50%. Nonetheless, the reverse course began on Tuesday, whereas after Thomas Sunday a brand new giant wave of passengers to Ioannina is predicted. These are the scholars who will return after their Easter holidays.
The circulation
1000’s of Ioannitos in addition to guests flooded the holy temples of town and adopted the procession of Epitaphs.
As yearly, the Epitaphs from all of the Parishes of town ended up within the sq. in entrance of the Metropolis Corridor… With hundreds of candles following and lighting up probably the most mournful evening of the yr.
The Philharmonic of the Municipality welcomed the devoted and Epitaphians with mournful marches.
From Agios Nikolaos, Archimandreio, Agios Georgios, Agia Marina, Perivlepto and at last the Metropolis.
The Epitaph of the Metropolis arrived with the Navy Band and all of the native authorities adopted. The President of the Parliament Kostas Tasoulas, the Deputy Minister of Social Cohesion Maria Kefala, the Regional Governor, the Mayor, MPs, the management of the Military, the Police, the Hearth Division and others.
The Metropolitan of Ioannina Maximos officiated on the ceremony and his message had references to all issues, from the violence of minors to the wars happening in our neighborhood in addition to excessive climate phenomena.
He famous that hope awaits us, as does the Resurrection.. He gave his needs to everybody emphasizing the necessity for true freedom.
The customized of circumambulating and gathering the epitaphs within the city sq. is misplaced within the depths of the centuries and is revived yearly with the identical fervor and anticipation of the Resurrection.
On Holy Saturday, the pedestrian streets and the lakeside space had their due, whereas on the evening of the Resurrection, the devoted flooded the church buildings for “Christ is Risen”.
On Easter Sunday, the villages have been full of spits, whereas on Monday and Tuesday, there was no scarcity of close by escapes.
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2024-05-15 05:59:34