On May 21, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Konstantinos and…
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The Region of Thessaly in Northern Greece has announced an awe-inspiring tourism project entitled ‘Routes of Faith’, an initiative which aims to connect two landmark sites of Orthodox Christianity, the Meteora and Mount Athos.
On May 14, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Martyrdom Therapon, who was a…
On May 9 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Holy Martyr Christopher…
The Sinai peninsula is home to St Catherine’s Greek Orthodox monastery, founded in the 6th century and located at the foot of Mount Sinai, and one of the oldest Greek Orthodox Christian monasteries in the world and a UNESCO world heritage site.
On May 5 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agia Eirini, the…
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas and Irene suffered martyrdom by the Turks…
Today is the Feast Day of Agios Georgios, a great and glorious Martyr of Christ,…
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday was celebrated in the Athens neighbourhood of…
This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death itself nor the power of the grave could hold our Saviour captive.
The annual celebration of Saint George on April 23rd is one of the most significant…
The game of cracking red eggs, or “tsougrisma” as the Greeks call it, symbolises the breaking open of the tomb and Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. The custom takes place after the resurrection on Easter Saturday at midnight or the following day during Paschal feasts.
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is the day between the Crucifixion of our Lord and His glorious Resurrection.
After 40 days of fasting (or maybe even just a few days), there is no…
As the greatest feast of Orthodoxy, Easter is celebrated in a unique way in every corner of Greece, with century-old local traditions being revived every year all across the country.