Easter

When Do Greek Schools Reopen in 2025?

Greek schools will reopen on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025, following the Christmas and New Year's holiday break. Students and teachers…

27 December 2024

Patriarch Advocates for Unified Easter Celebration

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has renewed his proposal for a unified Easter celebration date for the Orthodox and Roman…

8 December 2024

Guide to 2025 Greek Holidays

Plan your 2025 travels in Greece with this guide to important holidays. From the vibrant celebrations of Carnival and Tsiknopempti…

21 November 2024

Taste Atlas: Greek Soup Among the World's Top 3

Greece's traditional Easter soup, magiritsa, ranks among the world's top 3 soups according to TasteAtlas, alongside Filipino batchoy and Turkish…

10 November 2024

Telegraph: The 20 Travel Experiences of a Lifetime in Greece That Everyone Should Have

Discover the magic of Greece through the Telegraph's top 20 travel experiences, from the breathtaking sunsets of Santorini to the…

13 September 2024

Greek Supermarket Prices Dip in May 2024, First Annual Decline Ever: IELKA

For the first time ever, supermarket prices in May 2024 have seen an annual decline, dropping by an average of…

5 June 2024

Fatal Shooting in Athens: New Details Emerge

New details have emerged concerning the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man in the Vyronas area of Athens last night,…

10 May 2024

What is the fogatsa from Corfu?

Celebrations and sweets always go hand in hand: the unique flavours associated with each important celebration take us with their…

7 May 2024

Mykonos: Easter with crowds and beach clubs opening

The Cycladic island was full of Greeks for the holidays, while some of the famous beach clubs opened. Mykonos welcomed…

7 May 2024

How many steps must you walk to burn off chocolate Easter eggs?

Have you been eating chocolate eggs and wondering what sacrifice it will take to "burn off" the calories? Dust off…

7 May 2024

Which Easter sweet do Greeks prefer - Tsoureki or koulourakia?

Easter is synonymous with traditional sweets, and that's why Viber asked the question: Do Greeks prefer tsoureki or koulourakia? From…

7 May 2024

Prime Minister Mitsotakis Attends Easter Mass in Tinos

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the Mass of the Resurrection at the Holy Trinity Church of the Heart of…

5 May 2024

Easter Service at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral

A grand congregation, including President Vladimir Putin, gathered at Moscow's iconic Christ the Savior Cathedral for an Easter service in…

5 May 2024

Greek Australians Celebrate Easter with Unwavering Faith and Cultural Traditions

At midnight, Archbishop Makarios chanted the triumphant angelic hymn, “Christ is risen from the dead…,” in front of the gathered…

5 May 2024

The Epitaphios Service at St. Nicholas WTC

On the evening of Great and Holy Friday, May 3, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America joined Fr. Andreas Vithoulkas…

5 May 2024

Lambriatis: The delectable Easter goat dish of Andros

The preeminent dish of the Andriotian Easter table is the goat, filled with eggs, cheeses and plenty of aromatics. Dying…

5 May 2024

Easter in Greece

A moveable holiday, the celebration of Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox.…

4 May 2024

The Akathist Hymn chanted every Friday of Great Lent

The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem or chant that praises the Holy Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary (Theotokos). The…

4 May 2024

Rita Wilson explains “Why Easter is Greek to Me”

Once every few years, Greek Easter falls the same week as “American Easter,” as it was called when I was…

4 May 2024

The Procession of the Epitaphios into the Sea on Naxos

On the enchanting island of Naxos, a singular Easter tradition takes center stage each year in the village of Polichni.…

4 May 2024

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