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What is the Easter Sunday for Greeks?
What is the meaning of Easter Sunday for Greeks?
A day of celebration
A day to meet loved ones who you don't often see A crowded day
A day of rest and relaxation
A tiring and noisy day
An ordinary Sunday
71% 64% 24% 22% 14% 6%
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Nationwide sample: n=503 of ages 18+ Method: Online survey Conducting period: 07-10/04/2023
The Easter menu
walk the thought... 87% 65% 8% 29% 5% 6% Easter eggs Tsourekia/cookies Make them Buy them Neither make nor buy them Do Greeks make or buy easter eggs, tsourekia/cookies for their home? Nationwide sample: n=503 of ages 18+ Method: Online survey Conducting period: 07-10/04/2023
What Greeks vote for: Lamb or Goat?
39%
Lamb Goat
Neither of the two I don’t eat meat
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43% 17% 1%
Nationwide sample: n=503 of ages 18+ Method: Online survey Conducting period: 07-10/04/2023
What does the Greek Easter table include?
Traditional soup eaten on Holy Saturday
on a spit
Lamb/goat in the oven Lampbread
Gardouba / gardubakia
Cheftalies
Traditional soup cooked with other meat
Gigerosarma
Traditional soup eaten on Holy Saturday without meat
Lamb/goat cooked (e.g. fricassee)
Stuffed lamb/goat
walk the thought... 70% 52% 51% 46% 44% 35% 17% 12% 8% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% Tsoureki
Cookies Kokoretsi
Lamb/goat
Nationwide sample: n=503 of ages 18+ Method: Online survey Conducting period: 07-10/04/2023
Fasting and religion
Do Greeks fast before Easter?
Yes, all or almost all of Lent
Yes, several days of Lent
Yes, all days of Holy Week
Yes, one or two days in Holy Week
No, I do not fast at all
What are they fasting from?
From meat, fish, eggs and dairy
66% Only from meat
14% 8% 42% 13% 24%
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Nationwide sample: n=503 of ages 18+ Method: Online survey Conducting period: 07-10/04/2023
31% Other 2%
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Greeks go to church in the Holy Week? “I go to church all days of Holy Week” 13%
go to church most of the days of Holy Week”
% “I go to church only on Holy Friday and on Holy Saturday” 39% “I go to church only on Holy Saturday” 11% “I don’t go to church” 10% Nationwide sample: n=503 of ages 18+ Method: Online survey Conducting period: 07-10/04/2023
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Easter at city or village?
walk the thought... Will Greeks travel during at Easter Holidays? 60% ‘’I won’t travel, I will stay at home’’ 28% ‘’I will go to my hometown (city/village) ’’ 5% ‘’I haven’t decided yet’’ 7% ‘’I will go someplace else in Greece or abroad’’ Nationwide sample: n=503 of ages 18+ Method: Online survey Conducting period: 07-10/04/2023
Godfather’s basket: Will Greeks use it?
Yes, I have already used it
No, but I will use it
No, I wont use it
I don’t know what is the Godfather's basket
9% 27% 56% 9%
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Nationwide sample: n=503 of ages 18+ Method: Online survey Conducting period: 07-10/04/2023