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Guide to 2025 Greek Holidays

Plan your 2025 travels in Greece with this guide to important holidays. From the vibrant celebrations of Carnival and Tsiknopempti…

21 November 2024

Woman Injured by Falling Bottle During Corfu's Holy Saturday Festivities

The traditional ceremony performed in Corfu is believed to help ward off bad spirits

6 May 2024

The Epitaphios Service at St. Nicholas WTC

On the evening of Great and Holy Friday, May 3, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America joined Fr. Andreas Vithoulkas…

5 May 2024

Israeli Forces Brutally Arrest Greek Consul's Guard at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre Church on Holy Saturday

Israeli police violently arrested Greek Consul's guard at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in occupied Jerusalem, during celebrations for…

5 May 2024

Great and Holy Saturday

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

4 May 2024

Athens Transportation Schedules over 2024 Greek Easter Holidays

Mass transportation schedules in Athens will be adjusted for the Greek Orthodox Easter period, from Holy Friday to Wednesday after…

3 May 2024

Good Friday: The Epitaphios Procession Commemorating Christ's Burial

In the Greek Orthodox church, the Epitaphios procession on Great and Holy Friday serves as a powerful reminder of Christ's…

3 May 2024

Holy Light Distribution Flight Schedule

With existing planned but also extraordinary, special, flights of AEGEAN and Olympic Air, the Holy Light will travel for one…

2 May 2024

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate Restricts Easter Celebrations in Jerusalem

In a somber announcement, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has decided to limit Easter celebrations to religious rituals due…

20 April 2024

Greek youths mark Holy Saturday with petrol bombs (video)

Firecrackers and Molotov cocktails were set aflame on a street in Athens on Saturday evening, as Greeks gathered to celebrate…

19 April 2023

Easter in Corfu and 'botides' tradition of pot-smashing (VIDEO)

The Easter pot-smashing tradition in Corfu symbolises the creation of an 'earthquake' like what occurred following the first Resurrection of…

16 April 2023

Great and Holy Saturday

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

15 April 2023

Nikos Gatsos: The Six Songs of Holy Week

The six songs of the Holy Week sequence, "Days of the Epitaph", is a tribute to Christ by Nikos Gatsos,…

14 April 2023

GREEK AUSTRALIANS IN THEIR OWN IMAGE: Early Migrant Easter Days

Greek City Times is proud to present a weekly historical snapshot from the archives of the ‘In Their Own Image:…

24 April 2022

Red Eggs for Greek Easter and how to win

The game of cracking red eggs, or “tsougrisma” as the Greeks call it, symbolises the breaking open of the tomb…

23 April 2022

Great and Holy Saturday

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

23 April 2022

ATHENS: Arrival of the Holy Fire at 6PM on Holy Saturday

On Holy Saturday at 6PM, Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis is expected to arrive at the Eleftherios Venizelos Athens Airport…

22 April 2022

Crowd in Corfu keep 'botides' tradition of pot-smashing alive despite restrictions (VIDEO)

The Easter pot-smashing tradition in Corfu symbolises the creation of an 'earthquake' like what occurred following the first Resurrection of…

2 May 2021

Red Eggs for Greek Easter and how to win

The game of cracking red eggs, or “tsougrisma” as the Greeks call it, symbolises the breaking open of the tomb…

1 May 2021

Record Turnouts for Greek Easter Masses in Australia

Record crowds have gathered to celebrate Easter Church services around the nation, as the country experiences a period of relative…

1 May 2021

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