The streets in Greece were empty this year for Easter, something never seen before. We…
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Despite Greece’s coronavirus lockdown, Corfiots marked Holy Saturday with the tradition of “Botides”, where large…
Two burnt-out cars, burnt illegal immigrant tents and attacks against the police checkpoints, are just…
“This Easter, we must all express the love for our fellow citizens in practice, showing…
Fireworks were set off at the stroke of midnight on Holy Saturday, in seven parts…
A few minutes before 6pm on Holy Saturday, the Aegean airline plane carrying the Άγιο…
On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of…
Πάσχα (Pascha) this year symbolises love and solidarity more than ever. For the first time in…
The Epitaphio at the Holy Monastery of Agios (Saint) Panteleimon in Fodele village, Crete, has…
A little boy, Nicholas from Cyprus, chanting ‘Η ζωή εν τάφω’ on Great and Holy…
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His…
Easter is one of the biggest religious celebrations of Christianity commemorating the death and Resurrection…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took the opportunity on Thursday to thank Archbishop Ieronymos of…
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ…
Tsoureki is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent the Holy…
On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples’ feet,…
On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of…
On Holy Tuesday, during the Great and Holy week of Easter, the Greek Orthodox Church…
Today is Holy Monday and for each of the first three days of Holy Week,…