Re-enactment of the Last Supper and the Raising of Lazarus at Moonee Ponds

The Easter Holiday Program of the parish of St Dimitrios took spot astatine Moonee Ponds connected Monday, with the information of much than a 100 children, successful a time afloat of faith, creativity and lively interaction with tradition.

Under the guidance of pedagogue Eleni Kalymniou and with the publication of Angeliki Kyprioti and Jane Pallott, the programme gave the children the accidental to larn astir the spiritual and taste aspects of Orthodoxy done various activities.

A special spot was occupied by the re-enactment of the Last Supper and the Raising of Lazarus, done which the children approached the events of Holy Week successful a nonstop and experiential way.

At the aforesaid time, they participated successful workshops connected preparing Easter dishes, such arsenic koulouria and lazarakia, decorating candles and dyeing Easter eggs.

The children besides constructed and decorated epitaphs.

All activities were accompanied by elemental and understandable explanations of the meaning of the customs.

The parish’s Easter Program, which took spot this year for the third consecutive year, continues to turn and pull much and much children, performing an indispensable relation successful shaping the spiritual and taste foundations of the caller procreation of the community.