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Feast Day of Agios Georgios, the Great Martyr and Triumphant

Today is the Feast Day of Agios Georgios, a great and glorious Martyr of Christ, born of a father from…

3 May 2021

Great and Holy Pascha

This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of…

2 May 2021

Great and Holy Saturday

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

1 May 2021

Great and Holy Friday

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

30 April 2021

Tsoureki - Traditional Greek Easter bread

Tsoureki (τσουρέκι) is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent the Holy Trinity. It is traditionally…

29 April 2021

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

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

Feast Day of Saint George, the great Martyr is celebrated on Easter Monday

Saint George the Great Martyr and Triumphant is celebrated on May 3, 2021 this year. The day is usually celebrated on…

23 April 2021

Feast Day of Agios Georgios, the great Martyr is celebrated on Easter Monday

Saint George’s Day is celebrated on 29 April 2021 this year. The day is usually celebrated on 23 April, unless…

23 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

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

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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