Greek Easter A Guide to Safe Egg Cracking

Greek Easter A Guide to Safe Egg Cracking

Greek Easter A Guide to Safe Egg Cracking

Play Safe, Stay Safe at Greek Easter is a fun time for all the family – but just like Fireworks’ Night, there are dangers. That’s why we at the Gr. EEC (Greek Easter Egg Council) have prepared this short safety film, to help you and your family make sure that Greek Easter remains accident and trouble free. We all need to do all we can to avoid those irritating trips to A&E which can, after all, spoil the fun for the whole family … not just the idiot who got themselves injured.

Play Safe, Stay Safe at Greek Easter Re! One such person, like Spiros here, like to exercise a bit too much muscle for their own good – so what did he expect when, during a particularly aggressive tournament, a flying shard of egg shell took his left ear clean off?

1. Use only official tournament Greek Easter eggs.

You wouldn’t steal a Egg piracy is Stealing Only (this is bad is getting against eggs You wouldn’t steal a car mobile phone handbag an egg break confusing the law …) stealing

Egg Piracy Egg piracy is a crime. Do not accept it. Prosecution can lead to a fine of up to 10, 000 Euros, and five years’ hard labour in the Kyrenian Flaounes mines. Demand a genuine Yiayia-approved Greek Easter egg from your retailer. Poor quality, illegal eggs reduce your cracking pleasure and jeopardise future egg production.

Egg Piracy If you suspect egg piracy, telephone the Federation Against Eggy Theft (FAe. T) on: 01992 553409. Or if you live in Ireland, and you still haven’t found what you’re looking for, write to: Sir Bono, 1 The Street with No Name, County Kerry, Eire.

Or if you live in Wales … …tough Or if you live in Larnaca … (say “hello” to Auntie Doulla and tell her to put the kettle on …)

1. Use only official tournament Greek Easter eggs. Beware of illegal, pirated eggs. Check whether your eggs carry a genuine “yiayia” hologram.

1. Use only official tournament Greek Easter eggs. Unofficial copies use inferior grade, battery eggs, and can be very dangerous to your health, with shells that splinter and yolks that cause really stubborn stains. These eggs are often prepared in back-street boiler houses using cheap Chinese labour. Don’t support this illegal trade which takes the jobs of our children.

2. Official tournament Greek Easter safety kit.

1. Lunar eggshell goggles 2. Brain protector 3. Traditional yolkresistant dress

Or just go modern, with a yolkreflective jacket

3. Egg strike techniques, and illegal moves.

Official Strike Techniques • Gogo’s revenge • Sunny side up • Godfather’s jab

Illegal Strike Techniques • • • Sideswiper Knuckleduster (or Wedding Ring) Headbutt The Mallet The Screwdriver Infringements will lead to immediate disqualification and sending off to the kitchen (with the ladies) to make Flaounes.

Greek Easter A Guide to Safe Egg Cracking

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