This afternoon, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew paid a visit to Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All…
Tag: Lent
On the Third Sunday of Lent, the Orthodox Church pauses to reflect on a powerful…
It’s extremely tasty, very nutritious, and easy to make. Yes, we are talking about Fasolada…
This article dives deeper than your typical Easter recipe list. It takes you on a…
Make the best choices for Clean Monday by knowing what you’re consuming. Clean Monday marks…
Halva is a part of our culinary tradition and is the dessert of the family…
Restricting certain food intake through Lent helps to restrict and to balance the mind and metabolism with self-control and to reinforce the need for remorse, repent and confession and forgiveness in order for the body’s cleansing and the soul’s serenity and purification.
Ask Greeks when is their favourite time of year and the answer for many will…
Calling all cheese lovers! Get ready to rejoice because Cheese Week, also known as Tyrini…
Immerse yourself in the sizzling sights and smoky aromas of Tsiknopempti (Smoky Thursday) in Greece! This joyous celebration, held before the start of Lent, is a feast for the senses with abundant grilled meats, lively music, and vibrant traditions. Explore the unique culinary customs and discover how Tsiknopempti brings communities together in celebration.
Extremely tasty, very nutritious and easy to make. Yes, we are talking about Fasolatha (Φασολάδα).…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church remembers the miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyro and Kolyva (boiled wheat).
November 15 marks forty days until Christmas, and in the Greek Orthodox Church, the Nativity…
The most diligent believers have already begun to fast from the beginning of Lent, however,…
The human being as an entity has three divisions of which comprises its existence. by…
Although celebrated throughout Greece, nobody celebrates ‘Clean Monday’ quite like the residents of Galaxidi who hold an annual ‘flour war’ or alevromoutzouromata (flour smudging), whereby all and sundry flock to the streets armed with sacks of ‘ammunition’ such as colourfully dyed flour, soot and confetti.
This octopus is cooked with dry white wine and dessert wine. Variations of this dish…
Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) is the first day of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox…
With dolamadas and tsipouro, the British ambassador to Greece wished a “Happy Lent”. In a…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church remembers the miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyro and Kolyva (boiled wheat).
