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or the native Christians the Greeks predomt
nate but there has always been q very numerous
Armenian element In Constantinople The mag
nihcent Greek orthodox ceremonial well reflects
the towering strength Of that church in the
Levant which for centuries under the absolute
rule or the Ottoman sutans, acted In the capacity
OF imperial overseer Of the Christian people un.
der Turkish sway Until the comparatively recent
rise OF the Balkan Observation-Disclosures
Servian Bulgarian. Montenegrin-Greek WAS the
language OF all cultured people Of orthodox faith
outside Of Russia and Austria. Hungary. And
Greek intellectual social and political control
through the unifying power OF the Greek church
was more complete under Ottoman rule than II
had been under the Byzantine emperors.
Recent events have once more shown the force
OF the people OF Greek speech. Through the
breaking away OF the Bulgarian church and the
erection OF Bulgarian exarchate. Greek in re
iigion but Bulgarian in speech and political aims
1t has been temporarily weakened
"Chrstos Anesti"-"Chrst is risen"-is the
Easter cry in Constantinople that you hear on
all sides accompanied by the exchange OF the ira
ditonal kiss. "Paskaa Foulia"-"howers Of
Easter time"-are sold everywhere to the festive
throng In the narrow streets. In the butcher
shops you see the passover lambs with gilded
feet and the choice peces-the kdneys-placed
on gold foil.
The variety OF types and costumes seen In this
throng whore the West meets the East is most
remarkable All the Christians OF the Levant are
there Bulgarians In embroidered jackets;
Greeks from the mountains sporting the fustanel
la. the kilt which resembles dancers skirt:
bury men from the Adriatic Loyantines. Arme
mans: ladies' In the latest Paris fashions. genuine
and otherwise, and. of course, a host OF French
Germans Italians, Aus,rians, Russians. English
and Americans
Tho Mohammcdan is by means inconspicu
Gus whether he be Turk. Arab In flowing robes
Persian merchant Albanian soldier Kurdish
In 10 uplu lr,g
In yellow dress. The wcsterner wends his way
from Pcra across the bridge through the suburbs
OF Jubalec kepooscc, past the Rose mosQue-Gul
Jamco-to the Christian quarter OF mi.kapoo
where he finds the festive Joy OF the Greek
Easter
The procession of the Greek clcrgy-some Of
them strkingiy handsome men with their long
boards and blue eyes-starts from the putriarchal
palace and proceeds past the Turkish guards, who
keep the crowd In check. to the Greek church.
Though small, II Is richly adorned with chiseled
chancel and pillars with ivory eagles. After long
ll,anlcs prayers rosponsorcs and boncdIctions
characteristic OF Greek ritual. the Easter gospel
II read,
This Ia done In no less than six languages and
curiously enough, two OF them are Mohammod,n
Arabic and Persian. The others are French and
Italian Albanian and Greek Tho Greek ia rons
or. rather. sung with a peculiar information bv IN.
deacon. and the others are read by special read
crs IN characteristic garb. Meanwhile mass ia
being celebrated In niche OF the altar wher.
the patriarch blosses the Easter offerings.
Tho faithful IN their festive mood ara sut,.
free in their behavior and remarks as they lIs,e,
to tho readings in six languages, OF which only
Greek French and Italian IL really Understood
After the service the patriarch aAd his attendant.
retire to tho pa.riarchal palace where recep,ion
Is held