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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

Five Epitaphs Unite in Thessaloniki

A unique experience was experienced by the people of Thessaloniki who had gathered in Aristotelous Square for the procession of…

4 May 2024

A Sign of Respect: The Evzone's Salute to the Epitaphios

Good Friday in Greece: The Evzone's Salute to the Epitaphios

4 May 2024

How to Make and Decorate Your Own Epitaphio (VIDEO)

Watch our short video of how to build your own Epitaphio.

3 May 2024

Good Friday: The Epitaphios Procession Commemorating Christ's Burial

In the Greek Orthodox church, the Epitaphios procession on Great and Holy Friday serves as a powerful reminder of Christ's…

3 May 2024

Great and Holy Friday

On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. "Today He who hung…

3 May 2024

The most popular Greek traditions of Easter and what they symbolise

As the greatest feast of Orthodoxy, Easter is celebrated in a unique way in every corner of Greece, with century-old…

22 April 2024

Rapper Nikos Vourliotis sings in church on Good Friday - Watch the video

The eulogies of the epitaph lament at the holy church of Panagia Eleusis in Agia Varvara were sung by the…

15 April 2023

Good Friday: An Epitaphios with 57 little angels for the victims of the Tempi train tragedy

The epitaphios at Panagia Faneromeni of Chiliomodi was decorated with white flowers and 57 little angels for the victims of…

15 April 2023

K. Mitsotakis: Greek Prime Minister and his family are in Tinos for Easter

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Tinos with his family, to spend the Easter days at his holiday home, escaping from his…

15 April 2023

Patsas: Greek Easter Tripe Soup

Patsas (tripe soup) is a common dish in Greek cuisine and although widely considered to be a hangover remedy, there are…

14 April 2023

Nikos Gatsos: The Six Songs of Holy Week

The six songs of the Holy Week sequence, "Days of the Epitaph", is a tribute to Christ by Nikos Gatsos,…

14 April 2023

Great and Holy Friday

On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. "Today He who hung…

14 April 2023

The most popular Greek traditions of Easter and what they symbolise

As the greatest feast of Orthodoxy, Easter is celebrated in a unique way in every corner of Greece, with century-old…

22 April 2022

Great and Holy Friday

On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination…

22 April 2022

The most popular Greek traditions of Easter and what they symbolise

As the greatest feast of Orthodoxy, Easter is celebrated in a unique way in every corner of Greece, with century-old…

2 May 2021

Record Turnouts for Greek Easter Masses in Australia

Record crowds have gathered to celebrate Easter Church services around the nation, as the country experiences a period of relative…

1 May 2021

Greek Singer Giorgos Tsalikis at Orthodox church in Australia holding the Epitafio

After Holy Friday mass in Australia last night, Tsalikis speaks to the congregation in an emotional address saying, "I am…

1 May 2021

Great and Holy Friday

On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination…

30 April 2021

Pancretan Association of Melbourne raises over $5,000 for the Good Friday Appeal

The Pancretan Association of Melbourne has raised over $5,000 for the Good Friday Appeal. All funds raised provide world class…

29 April 2021

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