The annual arrival of the Holy Fire in Athens is expected on Saturday evening aboard a special flight conducted by Aegean Airlines from Jerusalem.

It will later be shared by airplane with other major cities ahead of church easter services at midnight that day.

The delegation bringing the Holy Fire from Israel is headed by Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Yiannis Loverdos who is in Jerusalem to attend the ceremony at the Church of the Resurrection. He will receive it from Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem.

According to the Foreign Ministry, the Holy Fire is expected to arrive at Athens’ International Airport around 7 p.m.

Source: Ekathimerini.com