Orthodox Easter Procession on Good Friday 2009

Nighttime procession for Eastern Orthodox Easter on my block. Taken from my fire escape in Astoria, Queens. April 17, 2009

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• Easter
• Orthodox Easter
• Greek
• Astoria
• Parade
• Pascha
• Jebus

[Loiginer]

It would be better if use only VOICE...

[themistoklissk]

@southernhood93 im christian orthodox too from greece, here some big church have brass bands on holy friday

[themistoklissk]

nice video im greek orthodox christian from greece are you greek too?

[superaussiechick]

yes its definitly greek orthodox, my partner is greek and we do this every good friday at easter.

[mgthesixth]

It could be Eastern Catholic

[matt81791]

yeah this is definitely Orthodox, its the Engomia (Greek: εγκώμια), or lamentations and it takes place on Holy Friday night...to my knowledge I don't think there is a melody like the Engomia in the Catholic Easter services....

[Chichiri520]

@keeks410

Catholics do have huge processions for around Holy Week with huge brass bands (see Latin America especially).

I never knew Orthodox church does processions like this too. Very awesome. But you know, in Catholic Latin American processions, since type of rhythm is not utilized so you are probably right, it is Orthodox. I never heard something like this in Catholic ones.

[keeks410]

@Chichiri520 yeah but the music is greek orthodox. i don't think the catholics do this.

[Chichiri520]

@southernhood93

I think the author made a mistake. I am pretty sure this is a Catholic Good Friday procession. In Latin America, they utilize brass bands, playing funeral music.

[djuwell]

awesome