The streets in Greece were empty this year for Easter, something never seen before. We all #stayedhome to protect our loved ones amid the coronavirus pandemic. Christos Kissatzekian shares snapshots from the…
Tag: Holy Week
Despite Greece’s coronavirus lockdown, Corfiots marked Holy Saturday with the tradition of “Botides”, where large clay jugs filled with water are thrown from the balconies of homes in the centre of town,…
“This Easter, we must all express the love for our fellow citizens in practice, showing our responsibility to society. We stay home and we will meet again when the danger is over.…
GCT is live streaming from Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in LA- Anastasi Resurrection Service, bringing the church into everyones home. Practical guide for participating in live-streamed Church services You can watch…
Fireworks were set off at the stroke of midnight on Holy Saturday, in seven parts of the centre of Athens, as an alternative way to celebrate Easter in the Greek capital this…
A few minutes before 6pm on Holy Saturday, the Aegean airline plane carrying the Άγιο Φως (Holy Fire) from the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, arrived at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos. The…
On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the…
GCT is live streaming Great and Holy Saturday Anastasi Resurrection Service and Divine Liturgy, bringing the church into everyones home. Practical guide for participating in live-streamed Church services You can watch it here: Greek…
GCT is live streaming the Άγιο Φως (Holy Fire) ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Holy Fire ceremony unfolds without pilgrims due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.…
Πάσχα (Pascha) this year symbolises love and solidarity more than ever. For the first time in history, this year’s Easter finds us in extraordinary and challenging times that have significantly changed our previous way of…
The Epitaphio at the Holy Monastery of Agios (Saint) Panteleimon in Fodele village, Crete, has been adorned with a special message for the world. For the first time in history, in these…
A little boy, Nicholas from Cyprus, chanting ‘Η ζωή εν τάφω’ on Great and Holy Friday has gone viral. The powerful and melodic voice from the little boy has stunned and melted the…
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.…
GCT is live streaming Great and Holy Friday Lamentation church service, bringing the church into everyones home. Practical guide for participating in live-streamed Church services You can watch it here: Greek City…
GCT is live streaming Great and Holy Friday Vespers- Apokathilosis church service, bringing the church into everyones home. Practical guide for participating in live-streamed Church services You can watch it here: Greek…
Easter is one of the biggest religious celebrations of Christianity commemorating the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the passage from death to life. On Great and Holy Friday, the Epitaphio…
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination of the observance of His Passion by which our Lord suffered and…
GCT is live streaming Holy Thursday church service, bringing the church into everyones home. Practical guide for participating in live-streamed Church services You can watch it here: Greek City Times Youtube Greek City Times Facebook…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ and rebirth. Red eggs are traditionally dyed on Holy Thursday. Here is a simple method that will…
Tsoureki is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent the Holy Trinity. It is traditionally made today, Holy Thursday (along with the dyeing of the Easter eggs) and eaten…