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So beautiful! Fr. Elias posted it on facebook. I am sure there are those on here who know about it, or have more info. What is the song they are singing? Thanks! Such a wonderful tradition.
Dance of the Priests [youtube.com]
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The "dance of the priests" or "Glory be ..." is a custom observed in the village of Corfu to visit Sunday evening of Shrovetide.


The Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday are known as "Shrovetide," from an old English word "shrive," meaning "to confess," a name gotten from the tradition of going to Confession in the days before Lent started. Shrovetide is traditionally the time for "spring cleaning," and just as we clean our houses in these days in prepation for Lent, we also "clean our souls" through confession so we can enter the penitential season fresh.
Shrovetide [fisheaters.com]

This one is neat too.
Custom of Sunday Cheesefare [youtube.com]

Love to see a dancing church biggrin


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I betcha the song they were singing was the Greek version of:

http://www.hymnlyrics.org/newlyrics_d/dancing_heart.php

it's always lifted up MY brokenness, especially that verse about parting from dead traditions...wonder what THAT refers to? Oh, well.

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I deleted this post of mine, because it came to my mind that someone might get scandalized by a dancing priest--and since it is Holy Lent, (with the evil one ever vigilant in trying to tempt us to sin), I thought it best to let it go...

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I'd get a kick out of seeing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dying_Swan performed by a man in a rasso.


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