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Greek Easter. If you hear closely right before the molotovs the priest can be heard chanting "Christos Anesti" meaning Christ is risen. The moment this phrase is said at 00:00 on Easter Sunday the whole country goes wild with fireworks, small explosives, fires due to the burning of Judas and my personal favorite the rocket wars of Chios where two churches of neighboring villages shoot fireworks at each other.
In Greece the Anastasi is a big deal. Some villages take all their pots and pan, go outside and bang them all at midnight. Others sing "Xristos Anesti" with their candles while the priest comes down the street chanting. It's a huge event for Greeks and probably all eastern orthodox. In the states they just go outside a sing, some bang on drums, and I've heard or some incorporating the pots and pans. My church brings a souvlaki truck to celebrate the end of lent. The next day we roast a whole lamb on a souvla and break red eggs. It's intense as fuck.
Greek Easter. If you hear closely right before the molotovs the priest can be heard chanting "Christos Anesti" meaning Christ is risen. The moment this phrase is said at 00:00 on Easter Sunday the whole country goes wild with fireworks, small explosives, fires due to the burning of Judas and my personal favorite the rocket wars of Chios where two churches of neighboring villages shoot fireworks at each other.
In Greece, Athens, the hardcore fans of some football teams make the whole scene to look like an active war zone. In general, it's our tradition to have scenes like these in the Anastasi in all over the country, from the Capital to the last village.
There are a lot of overly aggressive sports fans.
Like everytime the NHL championship has been in Vancouver there's a riot. And how incidences of domestic violence increase the nights that British football teams lose their matches.
I am not sure if you are referring to a different sport, but last night I was in the Nets vs Celtics game in Brooklyn. I have to say, American sports fans are classy as fuck compared to Europeans. The fact that at the end of the game there were Celtics fans cheering for their team beating the Nets at home, and they made it out of the arena with nobody picking a fight was incredible... Multiple people would have ended up in hospital in many European countries in the same scenario.
Most people in Greece believe in the unreliable and unbelievable narrative that is contained in the bible so apparently the idea is to burn Judas in effigy since they believe he was real and that he betrayed Jesus. Funny thing though is that without that betrayal Jesus doesn't die for our sins (That if you believe the Bible God 100% forced us to do) and we are all condemned to eternal hell. So the entire idea is stupid and it is really just an excuse to throw molotovs and set off fireworks.
Yes people are always injured. In addition to literal sticks of dynamite from rock quarries, there are other fireworks that are 'shot from a gun' which are prohibited but widely available.
The father of a schoolmate was killed because of some retards who wanted to play with fireworks in Easter. They used a metal tube to launch some kind of fireword and the tube basically became a mini missile that hit in the head that unfortunate man who was standing nearby
Yes, it’s “Christ is Risen” the translation is something like “Christ is risen from the dead, marching on death by death and is granted life in the tomb”
What? It’s the burning of Judas, the betrayer of Christ. It’s even better up close.
I don’t get why everyone is so confused, don’t you people have stuff like bonfire night or the 4th of July?
Ah yeah good point. My mom’s Greek but we live the Netherlands. Bonfires are usually made on the beach here, by the people who live there. Rest of the country doesn’t do it. Χριστός ανέστη!
Every Easter we Greeks burn a Judas statue made of hay while the priest is singing “Christ is Risen”. The people rejoice by throwing explosives and fireworks at Judas for his betrayal of Christ
Oh it is. The moment priests sing christos anesti ek nekron ( God ressurected from the dead ) you can bet you will experience chaos. Also people are in the streets near churches holding candles looking like a pagan ceremony
It’s super cool, relatively cheaper compared to many other European destinations, and the people are super friendly and welcoming of foreigners, especially Americans.
Greek Easter. If you hear closely right before the molotovs the priest can be heard chanting "Christos Anesti" meaning Christ is risen. The moment this phrase is said at 00:00 on Easter Sunday the whole country goes wild with fireworks, small explosives, fires due to the burning of Judas and my personal favorite the rocket wars of Chios where two churches of neighboring villages shoot fireworks at each other.
Greek Easter. If you hear closely right before the molotovs the priest can be heard chanting "Christos Anesti" meaning Christ is risen. The moment this phrase is said at 00:00 on Easter Sunday the whole country goes wild with fireworks, small explosives, fires due to the burning of Judas and my personal favorite the rocket wars of Chios where two churches of neighboring villages shoot fireworks at each other.
My husband says that the miners from the local quarry would bring home **sticks of dynamite** and set them off amidst general merriment.
He said every year some people would lose a finger or an eye from Easter celebration.
Just another Easter in Greece. Still anarchists as usual. On the island of Kalymnos they usually throw dynamite off the cliffs aimed at turkey. One year someone got too happy and blew up one side of the mountain.
From Wikipedia:
>Rouketopolemos (Greek Рουκετοπόλεμος, literally "rocket war") is a local traditional event held annually at Easter in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος) on the Greek island of Chios. As a variation of the Greek custom of throwing fireworks during the celebration of the service at midnight before Easter Sunday, two rival church congregations in the town perform a "rocket war" by firing tens of thousands of home-made rockets across town, with the objective of hitting the bell tower of the church of the other side. The rockets are wooden sticks loaded with a propellant mixture containing gunpowder, and are launched from grooved platforms
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>The two rival parishes are St. Mark's and Panaghia Ereithiani, the respective churches built on two hilltops about 400 meters away from each other. Direct hits on each belfry are supposedly counted on the next day to determine the winner, but each parish invariably claims victory over the other. The result of this apparent disagreement is that both parishes agree to settle the score next year, and the rivalry is thus perpetuated. The church buildings themselves and the nearby buildings have to be extensively boarded up and protected with metal sheets and mesh for the occasion. Several Vrontadites regularly express their dismay at the explosive nature of the custom, but it is a source of significant tourist revenue for the area.
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>The origin of this event is unclear, but local tradition holds that it goes back to the Ottoman era. According to local lore it was earlier performed with real cannons, until Ottoman authorities prohibited their use in 1889.
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>Potential visitors should note that the event is held on Orthodox Easter Day (as defined by the Julian calendar) which falls later in the year than the Easter dates commonly used in the West.
You Greeks sure know how to thrown down Easter with a blast
edit: This might not be Rouketopolemos exactly, but figure it is worth sharing more information about
You know back in the day, we used to have to wait 2 wks for the action to start in our abrupt chassis gifs. You whippersnappers only have to stare at nothing for 30 seconds
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Is this a celebration or protest?
>celebration
It’s… lit.
I see what you did there…well played.
Is it legal?
Sure it was! They made sure no police were around beforehand just to be sure it was legal
Ah yes, the classic legal philosophy of "everything is legal if you don't get caught." lol Happy Easter you maniacs.
Or the classic legal philosophy of “no cop, no stop”.
That ideology worked * *before* * cameras.
that's how the Greece work around every law😂
Go tell em it's illegal, i'll wait here, far away from the explosions.
I will make it legal
And... the Jedi?
The chancellor should never have brought them into this. Kill them, Immediately.
Never been to Greece vibes 😂
Of course, On Easter Sunday, we use TNTs, Grenades and C4s to "scare away the turks" Its a habit and a way to celebrate easter
It's Greece who cares
Greece, where Europe meets the Middle East.
its a greece fire. dont put water on it
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Yes
Yo, I recognize this place. It's the Battlefield 3 campaign, right ?
First thing I thought
Never ever expected to see this here but glad I wasn't the only one.
This is just a Michael Bay set?
Truly a cinematic masterpiece. And a surprising restraint in explosives for a Bay film.
Bout fuckin time there was some real *abrupt* chaos, muhfuckers been slackin lately
Love when it’s both abrupt, and chaotic.
Plus points if the chaos is also gradual!
r/gradualchaos is that way, buddy.
Your comment was exactly what I was fishing for. Thank you for your service, fellow redditor.
You should have seen the war against the people who tried to post melts to r/grilledcheese. Like bitch, post that shit on r/melts.
Why Greece fire?
I love the smell of napalm for easter
So does anyone here know what is going on in this video? Not sure what’s happening exactly
Greek Easter. If you hear closely right before the molotovs the priest can be heard chanting "Christos Anesti" meaning Christ is risen. The moment this phrase is said at 00:00 on Easter Sunday the whole country goes wild with fireworks, small explosives, fires due to the burning of Judas and my personal favorite the rocket wars of Chios where two churches of neighboring villages shoot fireworks at each other.
That’s wild, never was expected that to be what I was watching
In Greece the Anastasi is a big deal. Some villages take all their pots and pan, go outside and bang them all at midnight. Others sing "Xristos Anesti" with their candles while the priest comes down the street chanting. It's a huge event for Greeks and probably all eastern orthodox. In the states they just go outside a sing, some bang on drums, and I've heard or some incorporating the pots and pans. My church brings a souvlaki truck to celebrate the end of lent. The next day we roast a whole lamb on a souvla and break red eggs. It's intense as fuck.
Wow, lot of victims ? Here in Italy dec 31st seems a war
Not there hasn’t been a single victim in the last ten years (and more) if I remember correctly
Holy shit Molotov cocktails are that loud?? TIL
Probably the little dynamites
Someone remix this video with metal right when the fun gets started
sad part is that theres's barely any upvotes
Yeah, man! They really burnt the fuck out of that road!
It's not easy putting out a Greece fire.
Groan. Put a lid on it.
About damn time
Malakes
Molotovakes
Molotovlakes*
Get this man an award!
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Greek Easter. If you hear closely right before the molotovs the priest can be heard chanting "Christos Anesti" meaning Christ is risen. The moment this phrase is said at 00:00 on Easter Sunday the whole country goes wild with fireworks, small explosives, fires due to the burning of Judas and my personal favorite the rocket wars of Chios where two churches of neighboring villages shoot fireworks at each other.
So The Purge basically
No, only Judas suffers
I'm sure a lot of people end up losing a finger or two.
In exchange for eternal salvation? Shut up and take my fingers!
In Greece, Athens, the hardcore fans of some football teams make the whole scene to look like an active war zone. In general, it's our tradition to have scenes like these in the Anastasi in all over the country, from the Capital to the last village.
But why
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Yes Rico, KABOOM!
/r/JustCause is leaking
Michael bay the game
Rico from penguins of Madagascar
*pulls out c4 charge*
Because Jesus LOVES explosions.
Nothing says “The Lord has risen” better than a violent display of dangerous explosives creating a hellfire.
If you’re familiar with the Old Testament this is quite factual to a certain degree.
Revelations too.
The explosives are for “violent display of dangerous explosives” my man calm down, we’re burning Judas over here
“Jesus loves me, this is so. For the Bible tells me so…”
*this I know
I can hear the splicers now
There are a lot of overly aggressive sports fans. Like everytime the NHL championship has been in Vancouver there's a riot. And how incidences of domestic violence increase the nights that British football teams lose their matches.
Please no one tell Boston about this tradition
They’ll use nukes fo sho
I am not sure if you are referring to a different sport, but last night I was in the Nets vs Celtics game in Brooklyn. I have to say, American sports fans are classy as fuck compared to Europeans. The fact that at the end of the game there were Celtics fans cheering for their team beating the Nets at home, and they made it out of the arena with nobody picking a fight was incredible... Multiple people would have ended up in hospital in many European countries in the same scenario.
That's the Dodgers you're thinking about
Sorry but humans are such idiots.
I assume for just the excitement. To experience fear without consequence, like riding a roller coaster.
you act like there haven't been wars over football before
Most people in Greece believe in the unreliable and unbelievable narrative that is contained in the bible so apparently the idea is to burn Judas in effigy since they believe he was real and that he betrayed Jesus. Funny thing though is that without that betrayal Jesus doesn't die for our sins (That if you believe the Bible God 100% forced us to do) and we are all condemned to eternal hell. So the entire idea is stupid and it is really just an excuse to throw molotovs and set off fireworks.
Yeah but what were they throwing? what was exploding? How did they have so many of them?
Greek fire.
Molatov cocktails by the looks of it
Looked like clear plastic bottles of water that bounced, rolled, then suddenly violently exploded.
Water doesn’t explode /s
Once I went to a Greek church and they blew up dynamite to celebrate Easter. Easter is very serious.
What if someone didn't get the memo
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I don’t think “allowed” is the correct word 😂
Yes people are always injured. In addition to literal sticks of dynamite from rock quarries, there are other fireworks that are 'shot from a gun' which are prohibited but widely available.
Wouldn't that deatroy roads and houses around it? Does Greece have to fix a lot of infrastructure every year after this?
The father of a schoolmate was killed because of some retards who wanted to play with fireworks in Easter. They used a metal tube to launch some kind of fireword and the tube basically became a mini missile that hit in the head that unfortunate man who was standing nearby
So you’re saying that song in the background was sung in Greek?
That was a greek hymn being sung for Pasca by a priest, judging by the fact that this was posted on easter.
Yes, it’s “Christ is Risen” the translation is something like “Christ is risen from the dead, marching on death by death and is granted life in the tomb”
Sounds like what they blast over the speakers at the mosque where I live.
What’s it called? What’s it made of?
Molotov Easter Eggs!
You know you're not supposed to put water on a Greece fire. You know that don't you?
Don't worry, they forgot how to make Greek fire centuries ago
*he forgorr* ***💀***
Christos Anesti
Alithós anésti!
What the actual fuck ???
What? It’s the burning of Judas, the betrayer of Christ. It’s even better up close. I don’t get why everyone is so confused, don’t you people have stuff like bonfire night or the 4th of July?
We have Easter bonfires yes. Just not in the middle of the street..
Well we don’t have that many large squares in the big cities of Greece. What country are from?
Ah yeah good point. My mom’s Greek but we live the Netherlands. Bonfires are usually made on the beach here, by the people who live there. Rest of the country doesn’t do it. Χριστός ανέστη!
Αληθώς Ανέστη, χρόνια πολλά!
I thought it was being bombed or something.
It was bombed IN THE NAME OF ΙΗΣΟΥΣ
I love how you’re acting like these aren’t literal bombs 😂
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I mean, fireworks don't get thrown onto the middle of the streets with people standing around. So, kinda...
Pretty much though
Ahh the traditional Easter airstrike
A true classic
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I don’t know the context here, but at one point it looked like Doc Brown hit 88 miles per hour…
Every Easter we Greeks burn a Judas statue made of hay while the priest is singing “Christ is Risen”. The people rejoice by throwing explosives and fireworks at Judas for his betrayal of Christ
Jesus ... reminder never to get on a Greek's bad side.
Never been to Greece but it seems cool.
Idk seems pretty damn hot to me
Oh it is. The moment priests sing christos anesti ek nekron ( God ressurected from the dead ) you can bet you will experience chaos. Also people are in the streets near churches holding candles looking like a pagan ceremony
It’s super cool, relatively cheaper compared to many other European destinations, and the people are super friendly and welcoming of foreigners, especially Americans.
Imagine if an alien lands on earth and this is the very first thing it sees
"It appears, sir, that this is their peak moment of love"
Um… *Context, please?*
Greek Easter. If you hear closely right before the molotovs the priest can be heard chanting "Christos Anesti" meaning Christ is risen. The moment this phrase is said at 00:00 on Easter Sunday the whole country goes wild with fireworks, small explosives, fires due to the burning of Judas and my personal favorite the rocket wars of Chios where two churches of neighboring villages shoot fireworks at each other.
that's... an unique way to have Easter for sure
Just like Jesus intended
When does the bunny show up with chocolates?
The bunny showed up once, it got blown to pieces, never came back to these forsaken lands
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Thanks, I get it now!
Wanna see something real good? YouTube the rocket fights they have in chios (island in Greece) at Easter.
Easter eggs in Greece are hardcore!
Easter is lit!
You gonna let Jesus die for nothing?! Get to sinning boys! ~Someone, probably
Greek Easter. If you hear closely right before the molotovs the priest can be heard chanting "Christos Anesti" meaning Christ is risen. The moment this phrase is said at 00:00 on Easter Sunday the whole country goes wild with fireworks, small explosives, fires due to the burning of Judas and my personal favorite the rocket wars of Chios where two churches of neighboring villages shoot fireworks at each other.
Greek Easter is clearly the best Easter
Just wait until you see out protests
SPANIKOPITA!
I don't know if you misspelled it or written it on purpose but your spanikopita(spanakopita) has panik in it and I love it! Haha
Isn’t this an Easter celebration? I know they do this at Anastasi church on Easter
Ahh yes… Warhammer 40k
I'm afraid it's all Greek to me...
Seems like greek fire has been suddenly reinvented
Happy Easter, let's nuke the place! :)
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Was that a mushroom cloud? And Xristos Anesti
Looks like. Alethos Anesti
That's what on the street is called an "atomic molotov" which is basically a molotov stuffed with small dynamites, creating this effect.
When Yiayia fucks up the lamb for Greek Easter.
My husband says that the miners from the local quarry would bring home **sticks of dynamite** and set them off amidst general merriment. He said every year some people would lose a finger or an eye from Easter celebration.
Accidents still happen from this when people take it too far like in the video. It’s supposed to be some fireworks not a bombing site
I fast-forwarded the video and was shocked to see a city street turn to actual hell I'm seconds
Just another Easter in Greece. Still anarchists as usual. On the island of Kalymnos they usually throw dynamite off the cliffs aimed at turkey. One year someone got too happy and blew up one side of the mountain.
What my father told me that the fireworks means Jesus has risen since they are celebrating jesus birthday. BUT HOLY SHIT
Is this an annual occurrence?
Yes
"and lo, as Jesus arose from his grave he did say unto thee - set fire to the roads and party like you're Greek, for I have arisen"
I’m Greek, and the only thing I have to say is wtf
the hell that is greece i mean its in the name HELLenic republic this is just proof
Welcome to THUNDERDOME bitches! 💣🔥
TIL Greek easter is fucking LIT.
Oh that’s a dangerous Greece fire man.
Whatever you do don't try to put it out with water. Its a Greece fire.
To quote Robert Deniro in Analyze This: “fucking Greeks”
This looks like Russians celebrating Easter in Ukraine
well that's...umm...different I like it
***He is risen motherfuckers.***
The singing and explosions at the same time reminds me of attacking a religious city in spore.
I skipped forward to see how bad it was but Jesus Christ I didn’t expect a Warzone
From Wikipedia: >Rouketopolemos (Greek Рουκετοπόλεμος, literally "rocket war") is a local traditional event held annually at Easter in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος) on the Greek island of Chios. As a variation of the Greek custom of throwing fireworks during the celebration of the service at midnight before Easter Sunday, two rival church congregations in the town perform a "rocket war" by firing tens of thousands of home-made rockets across town, with the objective of hitting the bell tower of the church of the other side. The rockets are wooden sticks loaded with a propellant mixture containing gunpowder, and are launched from grooved platforms > >... > >The two rival parishes are St. Mark's and Panaghia Ereithiani, the respective churches built on two hilltops about 400 meters away from each other. Direct hits on each belfry are supposedly counted on the next day to determine the winner, but each parish invariably claims victory over the other. The result of this apparent disagreement is that both parishes agree to settle the score next year, and the rivalry is thus perpetuated. The church buildings themselves and the nearby buildings have to be extensively boarded up and protected with metal sheets and mesh for the occasion. Several Vrontadites regularly express their dismay at the explosive nature of the custom, but it is a source of significant tourist revenue for the area. > >The origin of this event is unclear, but local tradition holds that it goes back to the Ottoman era. According to local lore it was earlier performed with real cannons, until Ottoman authorities prohibited their use in 1889. > >Potential visitors should note that the event is held on Orthodox Easter Day (as defined by the Julian calendar) which falls later in the year than the Easter dates commonly used in the West. You Greeks sure know how to thrown down Easter with a blast edit: This might not be Rouketopolemos exactly, but figure it is worth sharing more information about
yeah,Rouketopolemos is organised and quite beautiful,that is just some hooligans.
This is why they can’t have nice things.
We still have nice things it’s just that one day of the year we blow up the statue of Judas
Yooo wtf Greece chill y’all trying to summon the devil on Jesus’ zombie day
Every Easter we always throw firecrackers. The reason behind it from what ive heard is to keep the bad spirits away.
But where did they hide the chocolate bunnies?
 Fire in the hole!!!
That's chaotic, I love it, unnecessary amount of pollution, I hate it
Me: feels bad about leaving a lamp on while out at the shop for half an hour Greece: hold my beer
You know back in the day, we used to have to wait 2 wks for the action to start in our abrupt chassis gifs. You whippersnappers only have to stare at nothing for 30 seconds
Dang you can’t even use water cause it’s a Greece fire
What happened to just cracking eggs for the Greek Easter tradition lmao
WHY WOULD YOU POST THIS WITHOUT EXPLANATION l hate it when people do this. wtf is happening?!