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AP PHOTOS: Greeks celebrate Easter without restrictions

Eftichia Pliakou, 77, puts the Easter lamb under the gastra, a local traditional grill, in Myrodafni village, Epirus region, northwestern Greece, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) The Easter lamb is spit-roasted as Alexandros Ehrmann, left, smiles to his son Giorgos-Filippos and Christina Anastasopoulou, right, holds her daughter Amelia next to her father Giorgos, in Myrodafni village, Epirus region, northwestern Greece, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) A volunteer sits next to bags containing food, which will be deliver to low income families, as he packs colored eggs for Easter at an Orthodox Church in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Faithful attend the Resurrection liturgy outside Agios Georgios church during celebrations for the Orthodox Easter in Myrodafni village, Epirus region, northwestern Greece, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Orthodox Archimandrite Rafael delivers the Holy Fire brought from Jerusalem, at the church of Agioi Anargyroi, in Athens, Greece, on Saturday, April 23, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) People throw a huge clay jar from a balcony as visitors use their cellphones to film the custom called "botides" on the Ionian Sea island of Corfu, northwestern Greece, on Good Saturday, April 23, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) People prepare to throw a huge clay jar from a balcony during the custom called "botides" on the Ionian Sea island of Corfu, northwestern Greece, Saturday, April 23, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) A member of a philharmonic band performs during the procession of Jesus' funeral bier, called the "Epitaph" in Greek, during Easter celebrations on the Ionian Sea island of Corfu, northwestern Greece, on Saturday, April 23, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Residents watch the procession of the relics of Saint Spyridon, patron saint of Corfu, during Easter celebrations on the Ionian Sea island of Corfu, northwestern Greece, on Saturday, April 23, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) People watch the procession of Jesus' funeral bier, called the " Epitaph" in Greek, during Easter celebrations on the Ionian Sea island of Corfu, northwestern Greece, on Saturday, April 23, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Faithful follow the procession of Jesus' funeral bier, called the "Epitaph" in Greek, at Agios Georgios church in Myrodafni village, Epirus region, northwestern Greece, on Good Friday, April 22, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Orthodox faithful take part in a ceremony of the Deposition of Jesus Christ at Saint Catherine church, in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 22, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) Christina Anastasopoulou holds her son Giorgos-Filippos as his sister Amelia stands next to them as they attend a liturgy in Agios Georgios church, in Myrodafni village, Epirus region, northwestern Greece, on Holy Friday, April 22, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) An elderly woman holds flowers as she enters the yard of Agios Georgios church in Monodendri village Zagorochoria, Epirus region, northwestern Greece, on Holy Thursday, April 21, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Faithful wearing face masks to curb the spread of coronavirus, attend a church service in Athens, Greece, on Monday, April 18, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) People attend a live concert, part of 62 cultural events of sacred music festival organized by the National Opera, at the Catholic Cathedral of Saint Dionysius in Athens, Greece, on Monday, April 18, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Orthodox Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Faithful follow the procession of Jesus' funeral bier, known as the "Epitaph" in Greek, at Agios Georgios church in Myrodafni village, Epirus region, northwestern Greece, on Friday, April 22, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Orthodox Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) People throw a huge clay jar from a balcony as thousands of visitors watch the custom called "botides" on the Ionian Sea island of Corfu, northwestern Greece, on Saturday, April 23, 2022. For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)