Earlier this month, Maria Menounos’ mother Litsa Menounos passed away after battling stage 4 brain cancer for more than four years. On Mother’s Day, Maria shared a beautiful message of grief, hope, family and love.
Tag: Greek Easter
Supermodel Heidi Klum and her husband Tom Kaulitz had a smashing time at a Greek…
Greeks all over the world celebrated Easter on Sunday, and those in Dubai were no…
Maria Menounos’ mother Litsa Menounos has died after battling stage 4 brain cancer for more than four…
For yet another year, Greek Australian businessman John Halikos, has purchased 300…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the service at the Church of Agios Dionysios, accompanied by…
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.
Prime Minister of Australia ‘ScoMo’ attends Greek Orthodox Easter service saying, “Christ is Risen.” His Eminence Archbishop Makarios had his own special Easter message to the thousands of believers attending as he tells them, “Do not be afraid to state your Greek origin and your Orthodox faith.”
It has become a tradition at Neos Kosmos neighbourhood for the streets to appear as though a war has started as soon as the priest says “Xristos Anesti.”
Christos Anesti (Χριστός ἀνέστη – Christ is Risen) and Kalo Pascha (Καλό Πάσχα – Happy…
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.
Magiritsa (μαγειρίτσα) is a special soup prepared at Easter and is served on Holy Saturday,…
“Umbrellas,” the famous sculpture in Thessaloniki by Giorgos Zogolopoulos, was illuminated in red on Thursday…
The Ministry of Culture announced the schedules of archaeological sites over the Orthodox Easter holidays…
The prices of lamb and goat have increased by 10% compared to last year in…
Each year, St. Basil’s looks forward to this family event shared with the community, held on Palm Sunday and leading into Holy Week.
Churchgoers have been instructed to wear double masks during Holy Week services in Greece. The…
Across the country, from north to south, and all around the Greek islands, Easter customs and traditions are preserved unchanged through the centuries. Here are some of the most popular Easter destinations in Greece, that honour and welcome the holiday of Easter in special ways, offering unique experiences to visitors.
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 Saturday before Palm Sunday is Saturday of Lazarus and on this day it is…