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What is Clean Monday, the first day of Lent, traditionally celebrated with outdoor excursions and consumption of unleavened bread called lagana?

Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) marks the beginning of the 40-day Orthodox Lent with kite flying, outdoor picnics, and a menu of shellfish, taramosalata, halva, and lagana flatbread.

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