A man who entered a church in the Agios Panteleimonas area of Athens on Saturday…
Tag: Greek Easter
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a message for Orthodox Easter, following last week’s…
On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of…
While most Christians celebrated Easter Sunday last weekend on April 17 2022, many nations that…
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.
The Feast of the Entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem On the…
The Saturday before Palm Sunday is Saturday of Lazarus and on this day it is…
Spanakorizo is a popular and traditional Greek spinach and rice dish that is both healthy and…
Vegan restaurants are mushrooming around Athens as meat-free living is becoming an increasingly popular choice…
The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem or chant, which sings the praises of…
Koulourakia Paschalina are traditional Greek Easter biscuits, which are usually prepared a few days leading…
Tsoureki is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent the Holy…
Red eggs are traditionally dyed on Holy Thursday.
There is something extra special about Greece over the Easter period, with so many religious…
Growing up in Australia, my parents kept the Greek Easter traditions of fasting for 40…
This traditional Magiritsa recipe is a dish prepared and served in almost every household in…
The Hellenic Club Sydney will again this year host a traditional midnight feast to celebrate…
Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) is the first day of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox…
Ask Greeks when is their favourite time of year and the answer for many will…
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.