Greek riots | 93 comments (93 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: bullet richocheted (4.00 / 8)

Not only that, they fired in a densely populated area with appartments and shops all around. This is not yet being reported in the Greek news. The eyewitness (all of them) insist that he stood and aimed.

However if this means that the officer will be charged with manslaughter (given the eyewitness testimony), this means that the riots could well extend to Christmas, and that a new wave of violence is due: no-one in the streets will believe this.

As we speak there are three more teenagers injured, one seriously by the police. The clashes between teenagers (as young as 13 according to reports) and police are increasingly looking like clashes between rival gangs (only one side is armed).

The strike went ahead today as planned. The demonstration were not marred with serious clashes - it was after the demos that the clashes started anew. No breaking of shop-windows - yet.

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by talos (mihalis at gmail dot com) on Wed Dec 10th, 2008 at 09:00:23 AM EST
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the riots could well extend to Christmas

When is the Greek Orthodox Christmas?

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by DoDo on Wed Dec 10th, 2008 at 09:52:01 AM EST
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December 25. Unlike some of the other Orthodox Churches, it is the same as the Western date, while Easter is not. I don't understand why.

by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Wed Dec 10th, 2008 at 10:04:35 AM EST
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I would guess that easter was important, and Christmas was not, at the time of the split. Choosing different days for important stuff is an easy way to make people choose their group.

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by A swedish kind of death on Wed Dec 10th, 2008 at 03:07:52 PM EST
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Greek Orthodox Easter happens after Passover.

Protestant/Catholic Easter sometimes does and sometimes does not.

Therein is your difference.

by Upstate NY on Wed Dec 10th, 2008 at 04:47:58 PM EST
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No difference, the 25th. It's not like the Slavic churches - the old lunar calander is used only for the determination of Easter in the Greek orthodox church - although there is a hyper-conservative branch that uses the old calendar.

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by talos (mihalis at gmail dot com) on Wed Dec 10th, 2008 at 10:04:55 AM EST
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Even if the new calendar were used you would have different says for Easter since Greek Orthodox Easter is held after Passover.

by Upstate NY on Wed Dec 10th, 2008 at 04:50:00 PM EST
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Greek riots | 93 comments (93 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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