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Tag: Orthodox Easter
The Cycladic island was full of Greeks for the holidays, while some of the famous…
A moveable holiday, the celebration of Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox. All over Greece, a plethora of customs and traditions are observed during the week prior to Easter, the Holy Week.
Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has issued a message to Greek communities across the country to celebrate Orthodox Easter tomorrow.
Tsoureki is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent the Holy…
There will be a few sleepless nights for the Christopher’s Cake Shop team, as they gear up to bake and sell over 5,500 tsourekia during the week of Greek Orthodox Easter.
Lefkada is famous for its dense forests and array of world-famous beaches. You're bound to have seen photographs of Lefkada's world-famous beaches.
Boasting high booking rates, the long weekend ending on Clean Monday (the start of Orthodox Lent) and the subsequent long weekend for Greek Independence Day on March 25th are serving as a "dress rehearsal" for many Greek tourism destinations.
Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks spent Easter night in church and the Oscar-winning actor's wife…
Lamb, tsoureki and red eggs has become synonymous with Greek Easter. But it may seem…
Tsoureki is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent the Holy…
Traditionally, Easter eggs are dyed red on Holy Thursday. There are many other ways to…
From the smallest villages to the capital, festivals are an ongoing thing all across Greece…
Greek crime boss Yiannis Skaftouros, 55, was gunned down at his parents home in Skourta,…
Assad visits Emperor Justinian-founded Convent of Our Lady of Sednaya, Hagia Sophia Museum on Easter
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma visited the Convent of Our Lady of…
Not many would think that the Ancient Greek poet Homer made first mention of the…
Morrison attended the liturgy with his wife, Mrs Jenny Morrison, and was seated next to…
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou spent Easter Sunday with the country's armed forces in a show…
Nasos Papargyropoulos may have left the city, like most people, but he chose neither a…
In Cyprus, three people were seriously injured outside churches by crackers on Holy Saturday night,…