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Lebanese in several regions are taking to the streets to protest living conditions Updated 09 June 2021 June 08, 2021 21:35 BEIRUT: The Lebanese pound hit a new low on the black market, reaching 14,000 for $1 after it had been somewhat stable in recent weeks at 12,000. This coincided with a new circular from the Banque du Liban (BDL) instructing commercial banks to gradually repay foreign currency deposits from July. The circular comes into effect as of June 30 for one year, subject to change or renewal. Under the circular, a depositor can withdraw $400 per month either in banknotes, by tran...

Celebrating Orthodox Easter with traditions such as Tsoureki, a Greek brioche The braided Tsoureki or Greek Brioche with its bright red egg is often the centerpiece of an Orthodox Easter table, but is usually served with desserts. Courtesy of Penny Kazmier   Updated 4/21/2021 9:32 AM Spring is here and brings along with it several religious holidays: Easter, Ramadan and Passover. Western Easter was several weeks ago, but Orthodox Easter is being observed on May 2 this year. I recently spent time talking with my friend Dina and her husband about their traditions related to Greek...

This story Why Greek Orthodox and Western Easter will Never Coincide After 2700 appeared first on GreekReporter.com. This year, Catholic and Greek-Orthodox Christians -- who use different liturgical calendars -- celebrate Easter almost one month apart. This story Why Greek Orthodox and Western Easter will Never Coincide After 2700 appeared first on GreekReporter.com.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Lent is a mystery to a lot of people. Many folks are generally aware that it’s a religious observance that happens every spring and somehow involves people getting ashes smeared on their forehead and/or giving up chocolate or booze or Facebook until Easter. But like most practices rooted in Christianity, the way people observe Lent, or whether they observe it at all, varies wildly depending on their heritage, specific religious tradition, and preferences. Still, there are some rules and guidelines that mark the observance of Lent for Christians who observe the...

By DAVID MCHUGH, CASEY SMITH AND JOE MCDONALD | Associated Press | Published: February 11, 2021 They are the annual journeys of late winter and early spring: Factory workers in China heading home for the Lunar New Year; American college students going on road trips and hitting the beach over spring break; Germans and Britons fleeing drab skies for some Mediterranean sun over Easter. All of it canceled, in doubt or under pressure because of the coronavirus. Amid fears of new variants of the virus, new restrictions on movement have hit just as people start to look ahead to what is usually ...