Greek Orthodox Easter

TIPS - Bright and shiny Kokkina Paschalina Avga

Red eggs (Kokkina Paschalina Avga; Κόκκινα πασχαλινά αβγά) are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of…

29 April 2021

Greek Deputy FM issues Easter message

Greece’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister and representative for Greeks Abroad, Kostas Vlasis, has issued a message for Greek Orthodox Easter, which you can…

28 April 2021

April 28: Holy Wednesday, Sacrament of Unction

Today is Holy Wednesday. On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of Holy Unction…

28 April 2021

April 27: Holy Tuesday

On Holy Tuesday, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Gospel.

27 April 2021

April 26: Holy Monday

Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of Jacob (from the Old Testament).…

26 April 2021

Ambassadors of Hope: The Hellas Hope Foundation helping families at Easter

The aim of the Hellas Hope Foundation is to help Greek families in need and this Easter they are at…

24 April 2021

Easter in Greece 2020, celebrated on balconies and rooftops

The streets in Greece were empty this year for Easter, something never seen before. We all #stayedhome to protect our…

20 April 2020

Corfu keeps old tradition of pot-smashing alive despite coronavirus lockdown (VIDEO)

Despite Greece's coronavirus lockdown, Corfiots marked Holy Saturday with the tradition of "Botides", where large clay jugs filled with water…

19 April 2020

Illegal immigrants on Chios riot on Holy Saturday

Two burnt-out cars, burnt illegal immigrant tents and attacks against the police checkpoints, are just some of the extensive incidents…

19 April 2020

Greek PM: "We will remember this Easter as the Easter of love"

“This Easter, we must all express the love for our fellow citizens in practice, showing our responsibility to society. We…

19 April 2020

Athens illuminated with Easter Fireworks (VIDEO)

Fireworks were set off at the stroke of midnight on Holy Saturday, in seven parts of the centre of Athens,…

19 April 2020

Arrival of the Holy Fire in Athens

A few minutes before 6pm on Holy Saturday, the Aegean airline plane carrying the Άγιο Φως (Holy Fire) from the…

19 April 2020

Great and Holy Pascha

On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus…

19 April 2020

Easter Message to our GCT family

Πάσχα (Pascha) this year symbolises love and solidarity more than ever. For the first time in history, this year's Easter finds…

18 April 2020

The whole world on the Epitaphio adorned by monks at Agios Panteleimon Monastery in Fodele (VIDEO)

The Epitaphio at the Holy Monastery of Agios (Saint) Panteleimon in Fodele village, Crete, has been adorned with a special…

18 April 2020

Little boy chants 'Η ζωή εν τάφω' on Great and Holy Friday (VIDEO)

A little boy, Nicholas from Cyprus, chanting 'Η ζωή εν τάφω' on Great and Holy Friday has gone viral. The powerful…

18 April 2020

Great and Holy Saturday

On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is…

18 April 2020

How to make and decorate your own Epitaphio (VIDEO)

Easter is one of the biggest religious celebrations of Christianity commemorating the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the…

17 April 2020

Prime Minister thanks Church for support, launches virtual community in Viber

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took the opportunity on Thursday to thank Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece for…

17 April 2020

Great and Holy Friday

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

17 April 2020

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