Holidaymakers have begun their return to Athens from the Greek Easter weekend, as of Easter…
Tag: Greek Easter
Lamb, tsoureki and red eggs has become synonymous with Greek Easter. But it may seem…
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.
Tsoureki is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent the Holy…
Traditionally, Easter eggs are dyed red on Holy Thursday. There are many other ways to…
On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ…
The Feast of the Entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem On the…
Lazarákia are small, sweet spice breads made in Greece and Cyprus by Orthodox Christians on…
This traditional Magiritsa recipe is a dish prepared and served in almost every household in…
Tsoureki is synonymous with Greek Easter. Fluffy and fragrant, our favourite sweet bread takes art…
Tsoureki is a very traditional sweet bread, made mostly during the Greek Easter period. …
Although celebrated throughout Greece, nobody celebrates ‘Clean Monday’ quite like the residents of Galaxidi who hold an annual ‘flour war’ or alevromoutzouromata (flour smudging), whereby all and sundry flock to the streets armed with sacks of ‘ammunition’ such as colourfully dyed flour, soot and confetti.
Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) is the first day of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Apokries, Meatfare Sunday, which is the last day of…
Today is Psihosavato, a day in a series of Saturdays set aside in the liturgical…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church remembers the miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyro and Kolyva (boiled wheat).
Today is Tsiknopempti (Smoky Thursday) for 2022, otherwise referred to as the week of Kreatini.…
Today is Psihosavato, a day in a series of Saturdays set aside in the liturgical…
Greek City Times is proud to present a weekly historical snapshot from the archives of…