Holy Tuesday

 

 

 

April 15th, 2025

 

In the afternoon, listen to the story of Mary Magdalene “hymned” at the city churches. In this service, the “Hymn of Kassiani” is sung, one of the most demanding pieces of solo Byzantine chant, commemorating a “woman fallen in many sins” who repented and anointed the head of Christ with myrrh.

 

The Byzantine musical composition expresses the poetry so strongly that it leaves many people in a state of prayerful tears. The Hymn can last upwards of 25 minutes and is liturgically and musically a highpoint of the entire year.

 

 

At 9.00 p.m., participate in the Music and Poetry Night with the theme: “From Golgotha to Resurrection” at the Peristyle of the Old Palace (Museum of Asian Art). In solemn atmosphere actors recite poems under the accompaniment of music.

 

21:00 - 23:00