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Sat 04 Apr 2009Local festive flavour
ETHICAL TRAVELLER:CATHERINE MACKon responsible tourism
WHEN WE VISITED Crete last year our neighbours greeted us with a garland of flowers. Naively I thought it was all just for me, but a quick look at my phrasebook and I realised they were saying happy Easter. Greek Orthodox Easter usually falls a few weeks later than back home. In Crete, villagers head into the mountains, gather wild flowers and make them into posies and garlands for friends and family.
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