Greek Easter has been associated with the cracking of eggs, tsoureki and of course spit…
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Nasos Papargyropoulos may have left the city, like most people, but he chose neither a…
In Cyprus, three people were seriously injured outside churches by crackers on Holy Saturday night,…
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday was celebrated in the Athens neighbourhood of…
This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death itself nor the power of the grave could hold our Saviour captive.
Lamb, tsoureki and red eggs has become synonymous with Greek Easter. But it may seem…
Mykonos seems to be at the top of the preference for Greeks traveling during the…
The game of cracking red eggs, or “tsougrisma” as the Greeks call it, symbolises the breaking open of the tomb and Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. The custom takes place after the resurrection on Easter Saturday at midnight or the following day during Paschal feasts.
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is the day between the Crucifixion of our Lord and His glorious Resurrection.
Despina Vandi is experiencing one of the most beautiful and happy periods of her life…
After 40 days of fasting (or maybe even just a few days), there is no…
As the greatest feast of Orthodoxy, Easter is celebrated in a unique way in every corner of Greece, with century-old local traditions being revived every year all across the country.
Once every few years, Greek Easter falls the same week as “American Easter,” as it…
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the…
On Holy Saturday at 6PM, Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis is expected to arrive at…
Vegans gathered in Athens on Wednesday protesting against the slaughter and consumption of lambs for…
Athenians are fleeing the smog and chaos of the city in droves on Orthodox Holy…
A moveable holiday, the celebration of Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox. All over Greece, a plethora of customs and traditions are observed during the week prior to Easter, the Holy Week.
BAFTA-winning filmmaker David Rolfe has offered $1 million to the British Museum if it succeeds…
