Proud to be Eastern Orthodox , Greeting from Romania ,to all Orthodox brothers !!!

18yrs as Baptist till I found out about this hidden gem, orthodoxy. So happy to have found Orthodoxy

@POLITICUS-DANICUS

2 жыл бұрын

Hidden gem? You must be American 😂

@hermespsychopompos8267

2 жыл бұрын

Mate, Orthodoxy is the second largest branch of Christianity after Catholicism. It goes from Greece all the way up to Russia. Can't fathom what you could possibly mean by saying "hidden".

@sstudios12

2 жыл бұрын

@@hermespsychopompos8267 I understand what you are saying. I am expressing this from my experience coming from the protestant world. The hidden i suppose would mean the Churches Teachings and world view (from my experience :-)

@Cyrus_II

2 жыл бұрын

What are all these nasty replies? Sad Instead of rejoicing that the prodigal son has returned or a brother has found a treasure you have indignation

@sstudios12

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cyrus_II it's ok brother. at least i am engaging with them and also trying to see where they are coming from. Many folks have not heard of the Orthodox Church and we shouldn't take that for granted.

I am a Christian who is Roman Catholic. My deepest respects to my many Orthodox brethren. The beauty of your service made me cry.

@huawsagaa1186

2 жыл бұрын

AMEN AMEN AMEN

@kossllan6144

2 жыл бұрын

God bless you.. Amin

@valentinloghin4004

5 ай бұрын

Join Ortodoxy ! We were waiting for you for many years !! Amen

@mandyandreopoulos2785

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. I was Roman Catholic

@mandyandreopoulos2785

4 ай бұрын

The most beautiful moment when our church is completely dark. Then the single flame is passed and lights our entire church. Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! Χριστός ανεστι! Αλιδος ανεστι! May 5th! Cinco de Mayo. Ha ha ha

I am Greek Orthodox and I wish all humanity a wonderful Easter Orthodox Celebration! Christos Anesti, Alethos Anesti.....Indeed Christ Has Risen!!!

@blessedhighlyfavored9458

5 жыл бұрын

Amen 🙏🏾!

@rodouladoulos1548

5 жыл бұрын

CHRISTOS ANESTI....a very good reason for us to be happy and thankful!!!!!!!!!!

@jacobbaia6530

5 жыл бұрын

ALETHOS ANESTI

@jacobbaia6530

5 жыл бұрын

Christ is risen

@cyberp0et

5 жыл бұрын

Aληθώς ανέστη!

Happy Orthodox Easter ! Greeting from Bulgaria to all Brothers and Sisters !

@user-er1dc1ww3l

5 жыл бұрын

Χρήστος Ανέστη

@cyberp0et

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-er1dc1ww3l Aληθώς ανέστη!

@marienasrallah4096

5 жыл бұрын

Christ is risen.... Indeed he is risen. المسيح قام.... حقاً قام.

@12Mn730

5 жыл бұрын

Truly He is Risen!

Being a Orthodox Christian is a blessing. This is my favorite part it all started on forgiveness Sunday. All way up to Pascha . Thank you for your hard work you do. Especially about the Orthodox Church .

I LOVE the depth of my Greek culture and Orthodox religion. Viva Hellas!

@catherineperez4518

4 жыл бұрын

I loved this video.. I'm a 90 yr old Greek American. Xristos Anesti. It is the only reality.

@maxkol4380

4 жыл бұрын

I like it too.

@alexiagiannopoulos5018

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@constantinekyriazopoulosjr6972

Жыл бұрын

DOXA ORTHODOXIA ☦ DOXA H ELLADA 🇬🇷

I fell in love with an orthodox church while visiting greece

I am a Russian Orthodox. Christos Voskrese! Voistinnu Voskrese! Christ is Risen! Indeed He has Risen!

Wow,,,, I wish I could go there and experience this for REAL,, Absolutely touching!

@mandyandreopoulos2785

4 ай бұрын

Every Orthodox Church celebrates it the same. You can go to any church here in the States.

Thank you Rick Steves for bringing attention to this beautiful & authentic Orthodox faith to the world. It saddens me that not many understand this faith that has kept to its original doctrines & practices where nothing changed. God bless all. ✝️🙏🏻

@Tyranthunter1821

8 ай бұрын

Very true. 🇬🇷

Happy Easter to all the Greek people.

Beautiful tradition. Greetings to our Orthodox sisters and brothers.

Proud Orthodox. Peace to all the world in the name of Jesus Christ ⛪

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti! Christos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese! Lovely video, thank you for this!

im catholic but I love the sacredness of orthodox christianity

@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo

4 жыл бұрын

The orthodox Church is a catholic church. just not Roman.

@WaldiKenway

4 жыл бұрын

@@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo indeed. I'm Roman catholic, but I see the orthodox as my brother

@RWFGHNSRH

4 жыл бұрын

oh that's not even the best part on Friday we bbq a lamp slowly form the down till the midday

@derekward3512

3 жыл бұрын

@Doge di Amalfi we won’t ever be reunited unless Rome abandons their heretical teachings

@CopperheadAirsoft

2 жыл бұрын

@@derekward3512 We wont ever be reunited as long as you keep showering yourself with pride and refuse to submit to the leader of the church whom Christ specifically appointed. (Matt 16:18)

All this beautiful comments about the beautiful. Orthodox mike me cray Hristos Anesti

I think orthodoxy is one of the closest depictions of the Lord.

@1985LISS

4 жыл бұрын

Amin. Proud to know that Tom Hanks because Greek Orthodox and so did Jonathan Jackson from General Hospital so there are celebrities hidden who worship and do their job but then spend time with family and not involve themselves with the others. Also I found surprising is Prince Charles denouncing his faith to be Orthodox

@ChrisBrown-gu3tp

4 жыл бұрын

@M W His wife is.

@freeman7055

3 жыл бұрын

Oh was Jesus greek?

@KarmaKraftttt

3 жыл бұрын

@@HS-pz3sq Dont bother these protestants dont know anything about Christianity!!!

@christos4

3 жыл бұрын

So your claiming that 1500 Years of Christianity is false??????

As someone who plays in a marching band, playing in the epitaph precession is magical.

Even as an Atheist I find this beautiful and moving.

@thatguy5844

6 жыл бұрын

Jessy Dupas I’m an atheist too, but I can appreciate nice holidays like this. I just don’t believe in god

@andrewgan557

5 жыл бұрын

@@thatguy5844 me too and i'm a buddhist

@charlesbovalis6591

5 жыл бұрын

Our faith "touches" ALL ( faithful and non-faithful ) in a variety of ways - and I am glad to see these comments from atheists as well.

@sterianburghelea6567

5 жыл бұрын

Why are you an atheist? What is it that you don't believe? What do you need to start believing?

@chaostade4087

5 жыл бұрын

exactly my thoughts. i was moved but i am atheist too.

I am Roman Catholic, and I hope to experience the Greek Orthodox Easter in Greece one day. 🥰

All in all this was quite a balanced and insightful commentary coming from an non-Orthodox. I'm surprised at how much he understood and intuited from the atmosphere. Very sensitive observations.

Thank God im ORTHODOX ☦️☦️☦️❤❤❤ sending love ❤ from a Syrian Lebanese Orthodox from Sydney Australia

As a Catholic this is very beautiful! God bless!

"....heightens the 'EMOTIONAL' impact'. No, sir. It's the spirit by which these faithful are prompted to worship. Not mere emotion.

@thomasturtle7207

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@tulinbennett6401

4 жыл бұрын

Spot on

@1212Artemis

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I can't believe he said that.

@johann-w2z

4 жыл бұрын

Incense imitates the sweet smell of prayers that rises towards God

I like the Orthodox Christianity

@pelopidasalexis6943

4 жыл бұрын

And we love you brother, wish health to you and your family!

@marley5853

4 жыл бұрын

ㄷㅎ듀아ㅏㄴㅇ핲ㄱㄷㄷㅈ휴ㅓ노ㅗ삿ㅅㄷ

Dear rick Steve showing eropian ester it's so beautiful God bless Europe amen.🌹🇪🇺😙🌹🌹

Congratulations for the video. Iam a greek and it depicts precisely the orthodox easter.

i'm a catholic and feel so bad that the 1960's Vatican 2 removed the tradition...orthodox feels ancient, proper

making cross above the doorway to house very beautiful sacred tradition

What a beautiful presentation - as a Greek myself - thumbs up - on this very well narrated presentation !!! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ !!! ( Christ is RISEN ) as we just hit another Easter. God Bless you Rick for taking the time and do this for the non-Greeks :) God Bless you all !!!!

@cyberp0et

5 жыл бұрын

Aληθώς ανέστη!

Thanks a lot for this video! Greetings from Kyiv! Christ is risen!!! ☘☘☘

There is nothing more to say, you have said it all. Love you all. Καλό Πάσχα. Χριστός Ανέστη. From United Kingdom, I wish I was there.

Truly remarkable video! You managed to depict Greek Orthodox Easter accurately! 👍 Trivia: people's candles on Good Friday are yellowish and on Good Saturday night white, representing their sorrow and happiness respectively.

Greece I miss you so much my home

Proud Orthodox ❤️

Rick, thank you for a respectful and accurate presentation of Pascha. You are truly a goodwill ambassador.

Who celebrating this Easter in 2020?

@anastunya

4 жыл бұрын

A Y 🤚🏻 Christ is Risen!

@claudiasager9743

4 жыл бұрын

All the orthodox

@claudiasager9743

4 жыл бұрын

All the orthodox

@HS-pz3sq

3 жыл бұрын

I dont understand why people watch a video and still dont follow it to know whats its all about?

@g1orgii

3 жыл бұрын

Me!

Christ is Risen! Христос Воскрес! Throughout the world, Orthodox worshippers have many customs, but this is a very good overview of the essentials of Orthodox Paschal celebrations.

Christos Anesti!!! Love you, Nafplio, see you soon!

@cyberp0et

5 жыл бұрын

Aληθώς ανέστη!

Thank you Rick for making this video and celebrating with our country this special time of year!

Christ is Risen!

@orthoglobus

4 жыл бұрын

Truly He is Risen!

Христос Воскресе!

@panosa2502

6 жыл бұрын

Вои́стинꙋ воскре́се!

Rick, thanks for this, addressing Orthodoxy. Sweet Redeemer forgive us all,especially the ignorant and arrogant that crucified you,and still doing it today. Would this nation ever learn. Christ is everywhere, look for him, don’t leave it too late. Love each other.❤, George, Crete, Norwich, 🇬🇧✝️🇬🇷

Wow that's beautiful

@xSAINTPERKx

2 жыл бұрын

I'm tearing up a bit.

I miss those days so bad😭😭😭😭😭

Made me cry with joy. Thank you, Rick and team.

Thank you for posting this. I converted at the age of twenty two. I'm fifty four now.

Beautiful...👍 Old traditions ar always beautiful & elegant no matter what...!

Beautiful 🙏🙏🙏 full of tradition

Lovely, they really do it correctly.

This is so beautiful

Wow Easter is like a Christmas celebration🥰🥰🥰

Thank you Rick for the wonderful video. May God provide us all with health and wellbeing.

Made me tear up

happy easter

I miss the Greek Easter celebrations of my youth. Though I didn't like the long church services, crammed in like a sardine, smelling that awlful lamb guts soup the church prepared during Sat's midnight mass. I loved the family cookout we did Sunday afternoon, over CHARCOAL GRILL, NOT GAS!!!. The pork souvlaki, sheftalias, lemon oregano chicken and lamb burgers were the best.

wait this is actually so beautiful

beautiful video

Thank you for uploading this very sympathetic documentary about Easter in Greece. It was lovely to watch while having to stay in Germany for teaching duties - it felt a little like mentally sharing the wonderful emotions of my fellow countrymen.

Wunderschöne Dokumentation. Vielen Dank, Christus ist auferstanden....

@joshua_wherley

5 жыл бұрын

Wahrlich ist er auferstanden!

i'm gonna watch all your videos... what a wonderful coverage.

thanks, G o d bless you Rick... Happy Easter

Thank you Rick, Splendid video, informative with awesome camera angles and insider views which only you can get. Thank you for presenting the experience as one among them and very much part of the service and festivities.

BEAUTIFUL STORY!

Two important points to note: - the religious church celebrations don't last only 3 days. They begin the previous Friday evening and continue on every evening (and some days also in the morning) until Easter Sunday morning. - after midnight on Good Saturday there is a very lengthy mass held which lasts till 3 - 3.30AM, the so-called "Ressurection's Mass". Sadly, most fellow Orthodox Greeks return home without attending.

@BlueSwampyCraft

2 жыл бұрын

In my country it lasts until 4-5 am. But most people leave after getting the light indeed. It’s sad

@BlueSwampyCraft

Жыл бұрын

@Flou22 Romania. But it depends on the church. This year it ended at 4

@BlueSwampyCraft

Жыл бұрын

@Flou22 don’t they have to start at midnight? I thought it was standard. Because we know Jesus redirected sometime between midnight and the sunrise, but we can’t know exactly the hour, that’s why the service is supposed to last all night to make sure we catch that hour

Beautiful 🙏

Beautiful! Christ is Risen!

Im just loving the background music

I am Serbian Orthodox. Greetings to everyone who celebrates today.

This was such a well done and just beautiful video. Educational and very enjoyable to watch. Thank you.

The kovouklion is decorated and contains the icon called the epitaphios, which is the icon of Christ’s burial.

Beautiful

Thank you jesus .

Very beatifully and respectfully described

Fun fact. In Athens they also set off fireworks. Not sure if they do it in other cities though. My wife ( whis Greek) made me go and it was a very nice ceremony.

@shingosshojiopoulos6608

2 жыл бұрын

It happens everywhere and it's not only fireworks. It's firecrackers, molotovs, dynamites, gunfire, small rockets car reving and many more

Thanks for creating this video!

Love this happy Easter 🐣🐰

I was in Crete April of 2017, I didn't plan it but the Greek Easter was during my travel. I saw bakery selling the red eggs everywhere, saw the parade in Chania. The only inconvenience was all the buses reduce it's schedules, so I paid for 2 nights of hotel but only slept for 1 night, so that I can rushed back to it's capital to take the speed ferry to Santorini before 9am. I waited for 3 hours at the bus station from 5am. All the supermarket were closed in Santorini for 3 days, I can see the fruits & cookies I wanted to buy, but the doors were locked. I wish I had known it was Greek Easter, so that I can plan my schedules accordingly.

Very correct narrative at all points. My best wishes!

Χριστός Ανέστη!ο θάνατος νικήθηκε..Η Ελπιδα γεννηθηκε στην αιωνια ψυχη μας... Σ'ευχαριστω Χριστε μου,μονο ΕΣΥ μπορείς να μας σωσεις απο το σκοταδι

Love from Indonesia.

Excellent video! Congratulations!

Excellence video. Very informative and well filmed.

Very very nice job Steve! Xristos Anesti

Realy great video. Thank you very much.

Thumbs up, thanks for this

It reminds me of Christmas but a REALLY meaningful one :)

Im cristean orthdox , and proud ☦️☦️☦️ estern orthdox faith ☦️☦️☦️

Since Greek fasting is very stict and you cannot have meat or fish or dairy, the body has to prepare itself before the next day of meat, its not healthy to just jump into meat so that is why the evening pre meal is to prepare the body with light things till the next day.

Very nice video, thank you

The different dates for Pascha are not a calendar issue but one in interpreting when the resurrection took place in relation to the Passover. Thanks for posting.

@tiatorus

2 жыл бұрын

How could that be calculated

@MrGb1965

2 жыл бұрын

@@tiatorus Not sure, sorry, but I understand the variables involved are the dates of Passover, the vernal equinox and first full moon. Sorry not to have for sure. Anyone out there care to help me out?

@tiatorus

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrGb1965 thank you for getting back to me about it . Trying to get more of an understanding of the date aspect

CHRISTOOOOOOOOOOOOOS ANEEEEESTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful!! Here in Saldus, Latvijā we have the Russian Orthodox Church. I went to a Good Friday service there for the first time.

@1985LISS

4 жыл бұрын

We must pray for the rest and those who want to learn of Orthodoxy will be double blessed. Those who reject it will be sorry but those who despise it will be kicked into another world.

Rick Steves' Europe Thank you Orthodox church is beautiful. from where country .

@johns2226

4 жыл бұрын

Greece...

Thank you for this Blessed Video

wonderful representation ...

I'd love it if our tradition was carried out similarly in America. Unfortunately the Easter bunny gets the glory. Pathetic but true.

@someguy9571

4 жыл бұрын

There's plenty of Orthodox Churches in America, so one could say it _is_ carried out similarly in America. It just depends on what Church you take part in.

@77MsHelen

4 жыл бұрын

Rebekah kissel I’m an Orthodox in America and our beautiful traditions have never changed. May God continue to bless all the Orthodox Churches.☦️☦️☦️

@pits.893

3 жыл бұрын

If you live in New York, Boston or Chicago you'll definitely find many Greek orthodox churches. Bet there are even more.

@odetafecani1614

2 жыл бұрын

For most Orthodox Americans, the easter bunny might celebrate on Western Easter, but then the religious Easter happens one week later 😉😅

My friends are Greek Orthodox

Christ has Risen!