The arrival of the Holy Light at Mykonos airport
Holy Fire Lands In Mykonos / The evening of M. Saturday with a special SKY flight, to areas of the Aegean, which landed a few minutes after 10:05 a.m. at "Manto Mavrogeni" airport, the resurrected Agios Fos arrived from Athens.
At the airport, in a simple ceremony, with a touching but also exciting Resurrection Atmosphere, the Eternal Light was greeted with religious reverence, the High Priestly commissioner of Delos and Mykonos His Holiness Fr. Petros Maragos.
A red carpet was rolled out from the aircraft to the airport's Arrivals Hall and a parade consisting of the 1st Sea Scout System paid their respects.
Afterwards, in the arrivals hall of the airport, delegations of Parishes and Monasteries received the Holy Light, for the Resurrection ceremony, but devout devotees who rushed to the airport.
Watch video / Arrival - Handover of Holy Light
The Mayor of Mykonos, Konstantinos Koukas, was present at the welcoming ceremony., the Deputy Mayor Miltiadis Atzamoglou, ο Διοικητής της 6ης ΜΣΕΠ Γκίνης Νικόλαος, the Harbor Master of Mykonos Ktenas Michael, Officers of L.S, the Commander of the Sub-Division of Police, representatives of the Police and the Coast Guard, the president of the Municipal Council Giorgos Rousounelos, the Municipal Councilors Franceskos Vigliaris, Antonis Kousathanas, Spyros Apostolou,Tonia Andronikou, Eleni Koniza, Christos Veronis, Stavros Gryblas, Sakis Agorogiannis, Irini Gryparis, Dimitris Lazaridis, Πέτρος Σταυρακόπουλος, representatives of the island's Agencies and pious Mykonians.
The custom of transporting the Holy Light by plane from Jerusalem to Athens began in 1988 on the initiative of a travel agency. This particular travel agency continued to bring the Holy Light to Athens every year, up to and including 2002. Since then this custom was undertaken to continue by the sub. Foreign, which from the 2003 to this day it carries the Holy Light.
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