HAPPY EASTER 2026
Fireworks during the Easter celebrations. Athens, April 12, 2026.* | f/11, 1.0sec, ISO 800.
Hello from Athens
If you’ll ever find yourself in Athens, during the Easter Resurrection, I suggest you go up the Lycabettus Hill for a truly unique experience.
When the time of the Resurrection comes, you’ll hear the sounds of hymns and bells all around you. After a while, firecrackers and fireworks go off all around you (in some cases they’re so powerful that thick, black smoke rises), and the spectacle is amazing.
At the same time, ceremonial cannon salutes begin from a spot slightly lower down, roughly in the middle of the hill, and this, along with the countless faithful who are slowly carrying the Holy Light right beside you, completes the experience.
Photographically, all of this can of course be captured in beautiful images, but simply being there is enough. It is yet another unique experience one can have in Athens.
I wish you and your loved ones health and happiness.
*This photo was edited using my new Lightroom preset. It will be available in the coming weeks.
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