The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-20

church was indicated by the many temporary stands, decorated with col ored tissue paper-which ornamented the street corners, where were sold candles of every size-larger and hol- low at the end to fit over metal point of a many-pronged church candela- brum, and tapering to a sharp point at the other end, where they were tied in punches by their wicks, and hung in the booths alternating, yellow and white. At the corners hung those of should be there to join in their most unique celebration
 Light flashed upon us, however. when we discovered in the hallway of the hotel calendar, in large Greek type, which read as follows: March 26. Thursday" and underneath in small type in French: April 8, Holy Thursday" showing that the Greek calculation is thirteen days behind the rest Of Europe, therefore for them Easter had not yet arrived.
 That afternoon our discovery was confirmed as we walked through the old part of town, where the shops are. The counter of the public baker, whose shop opened to the street, was lined with rows of round loaves of bread awaiting the ordeal of the fiery fur mace. Each contained five brightred, hard-boiled eggs, pressed halfway into the soft dough in the shape of Greek cross; all exactly alike. but each dis tinguished from it's neighbors by slip of paper sticking to the dough, which bore the name of the housewife who had kneaded it.
 On Good Friday we directed our course by the dome-crowned spires of the Russian church. where the queen, the sister of the czar, and the Russian minister. occupied opposite boxes.
 At the close of the beautiful service, the responses of which were sung by marvellous choir of unaccompanied male voices, the priests brought to the front representation of tomb, hay ing half-draped figure of Christ paint ed on the top. and the sides covered with rich embroidery of white and gold.
 The queen advanced, kissed the rep resentation of the dead body, and then the hand of the officiating priest, from whom she received a stalk of white gillyflower and with the Russian min ister, who followed her example. left the church. The others of the audience concluded their worship in the same manner. each bearing away a floral reminder of the coming resurrection.
 That night these representations of the entombed Christ were borne in solemn procession from the five prin- cipal churches, attended by the priests in gorgeous robes, acolytes bearing banners and colored lanterns, and fol- lowed by the members of the parish, each carrying a lighted candle.
 At intervals, the procession halted and service was held; then each con- gregation returned to its own church, and long after all was still, in Athens, the fiickering lights of the priests of the Church of St. George could be seen winding up the zigzag path to their sanctuary on the top of Lykabettos, the pointed hill which rises abruptly from the heart of Athens.
 With the enshrining of Christs body in the tomb on Friday fast was be- gun, lasting until the morning of his resurrection. Therefore, Saturday was quietly spent until an hour or so be- fore midnight, when streams of peo- pie, each person bearing a lighted candle. poured through the streets leading into the great square before the church of the metropolitan.
 The great edifice, illumined by thou sands of huge candles in chandeliers and candelabra, was packed to the doors, and the square was filled to