Red eggs (Kokkina Paschalina Avga; Κόκκινα πασχαλινά αβγά) are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of…
Greece’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister and representative for Greeks Abroad, Kostas Vlasis, has issued a message for Greek Orthodox Easter, which you can…
Today is Holy Wednesday. On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of Holy Unction…
On Holy Tuesday, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Gospel.
Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of Jacob (from the Old Testament).…
The aim of the Hellas Hope Foundation is to help Greek families in need and this Easter they are at…
The streets in Greece were empty this year for Easter, something never seen before. We all #stayedhome to protect our…
Despite Greece's coronavirus lockdown, Corfiots marked Holy Saturday with the tradition of "Botides", where large clay jugs filled with water…
Two burnt-out cars, burnt illegal immigrant tents and attacks against the police checkpoints, are just some of the extensive incidents…
“This Easter, we must all express the love for our fellow citizens in practice, showing our responsibility to society. We…
Fireworks were set off at the stroke of midnight on Holy Saturday, in seven parts of the centre of Athens,…
A few minutes before 6pm on Holy Saturday, the Aegean airline plane carrying the Άγιο Φως (Holy Fire) from the…
On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus…
Πάσχα (Pascha) this year symbolises love and solidarity more than ever. For the first time in history, this year's Easter finds…
The Epitaphio at the Holy Monastery of Agios (Saint) Panteleimon in Fodele village, Crete, has been adorned with a special…
A little boy, Nicholas from Cyprus, chanting 'Η ζωή εν τάφω' on Great and Holy Friday has gone viral. The powerful…
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is…
Easter is one of the biggest religious celebrations of Christianity commemorating the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took the opportunity on Thursday to thank Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece for…
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination…