{"id":14537,"date":"2026-04-14T10:48:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/hollywood-actors-carry-epitaphios-over-orthodox-easter-weekend\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:48:55","slug":"hollywood-actors-carry-epitaphios-over-orthodox-easter-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/hollywood-actors-carry-epitaphios-over-orthodox-easter-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood actors carry Epitaphios over Orthodox Easter\u00a0weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1300840\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kanakaedes_hanks_wilson_epitaphios-320x200.jpg?v=1776160811\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kanakaedes_hanks_wilson_epitaphios.jpg?v=1776160811\" alt=\"Hollywood actors carry Epitaphios over Orthodox Easter\u00a0weekend\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kanakaedes_hanks_wilson_epitaphios-960x600.jpg?v=1776160811\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>Instagram profile of @therealmelinak.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Hollywood stars of Greek origin, including actress and singer Rita Wilson with her husband, actor Tom Hanks, Nia Vardalos and Melina Kanakaredes carried the Epitaphios during the traditional procession in Los Angeles on Orthodox Good Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In photos posted on Instagram by Kanakaredes, the actors are seen heading the solemn procession following the service at the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope everyone who celebrated Orthodox Easter yesterday, had an amazing and joyous day! This year\u2019s celebration was extraordinarily special \u2013 all throughout Holy Week \u2013 the unbelievable honor of carrying the Kouvouklion\/Epetaphios on Holy Friday \u2013 the beautiful services @saintsophiacathedral_la,\u201d the actress wrote on a post on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/diaspora-politics\/1300840\/hollywood-actors-carry-epitaphios-over-orthodox-easter-weekend\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram profile of @therealmelinak. 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