Many refer to it as “The House of Virgin Mary” due to the belief that…
Tag: Greek religion
On July 26, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Agia Paraskevi, the protector of the eyes.…
Saint Michael Baknanas was born in Athens in 1750 AD and lived in a neighbourhood under…
Today is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ,…
Greeks celebrate Greek Independence Day on the 25th of March each year. This is one…
On March 25, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Annunciation by Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she should become the mother of Jesus Christ the Son of God, as today is exactly nine months before Christmas.
The Annunciation (or Evangelismos in Greek) of the Theotokos is one of the Great Feasts…
Today is Sunday of Orthodoxy, which is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant…
Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) is the first day of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox…
Cheese lovers rejoice! Today marks the beginning of ‘Tyrini’ the week when Greeks worldwide enjoy…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Apokries, Meatfare Sunday, which is the last day of…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church remembers the miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyro and Kolyva (boiled wheat).
The holy, glorious Martyr Haralambos lived at the time of Emperor Septimus Severus (194-211) in…
On February 2nd the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates an important event in the earthly life…
January 30 is the Feast Day of the Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs, St Basil…
On January 20 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Euthymius the…
On January 19 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Makarios the…
On January 18, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Athanasios. Agios…
On January 17 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Antonios O…
The Holy Theophany, also known as the Epiphany, the Celebration of the Lights, or ta Fota (the…