Plan your 2025 travels in Greece with this guide to important holidays. From the vibrant celebrations of Carnival and Tsiknopempti to the solemn observances of Lent and Easter, understand the key dates and traditions that shape the Greek calendar year. This guide covers major religious holidays like Easter and the Annunciation, national holidays like Labor Day, and traditional festivities like Clean Monday.
Tag: Good Friday
A unique experience was experienced by the people of Thessaloniki who had gathered in Aristotelous…
Good Friday in Greece: The Evzone's Salute to the Epitaphios
Watch our short video of how to build your own Epitaphio.
In the Greek Orthodox church, the Epitaphios procession on Great and Holy Friday serves as a powerful reminder of Christ's burial, inviting believers to contemplate the profound sacrifice and ultimate triumph celebrated in the Easter resurrection.
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. "Today He who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon the Cross." (From the Fifteenth Antiphon of the Matins of Holy Friday)
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.
The eulogies of the epitaph lament at the holy church of Panagia Eleusis in Agia…
The epitaphios at Panagia Faneromeni of Chiliomodi was decorated with white flowers and 57 little…
Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Tinos with his family, to spend the Easter days at his…
Patsas (tripe soup) is a common dish in Greek cuisine and although widely considered to be a hangover remedy, there are also those who simply prefer to start their day with this dish. We hope you enjoy our recipe.
The six songs of the Holy Week sequence, "Days of the Epitaph", is a tribute to Christ by Nikos Gatsos, one of the greatest Greek poets of the 20th century, who feels that Christ's sacrifice was the ultimate manifestation of God's love for people. All six songs are interspersed with frequent quotations, sometimes slightly modified, from the Bible and other religious texts, expressing the poet's conviction that Christ is the only hope for mankind.
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. "Today He who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon the Cross." (From the Fifteenth Antiphon of the Matins of Holy Friday)
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.
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the…
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.
Record crowds have gathered to celebrate Easter Church services around the nation, as the country experiences a period of relative normality whilst the pandemic still rampages in many other countries across the globe.
After Holy Friday mass in Australia last night, Tsalikis speaks to the congregation in an emotional address saying, "I am happy because the Greek have not lost their faith in Mary, God and Jesus. When I return to Greece I will tell everyone of another miracle...of what I experienced here today with you. God bless you all. Kali Anastasi."
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the…
The Pancretan Association of Melbourne has raised over $5,000 for the Good Friday Appeal. All…