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What is the Great Lent (Megali Sarakosti)?
What does Clean Monday mark, why is it called "clean"?
What is lagana and the links with ancient Greece?
Kyra Sarakosti, symbolism

Great Lent, Clean Monday, Lagana, Mrs Sarakosti - Zorbabook - Authentic experiences in Greece Greek Orthodox Lent (Great Lent)In the Greek Orthodox Church, Great Lent (Megali Sarakosti) is a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, self-examination, and spiritual preparation leading up to Easter (Pascha). It begins on Clean Monday and ends on Holy Satu