This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death itself nor the power of the grave could hold our Saviour captive.
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Good Friday and the night of Holy Saturday are one of the most important and…
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.
Once every few years, Greek Easter falls the same week as “American Easter,” as it…
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the…
On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of…
Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ…
On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead after he had lain in the grave four days.
Growing up in Australia, my parents kept the Greek Easter traditions of fasting for 40…
It comes as no surprise that Corfu is again the top destination for the Easter…
The Hellenic Club Sydney will again this year host a traditional midnight feast to celebrate…
Sister Ioanna is a Greek Orthodox nun serving on a monastery in Skopelos. She is half-Greek and half-Jewish-American. She feels a sense of belonging in Greece, much more so than in the United States. Greek City Times spoke to Sister Ioanna recently to learn more about her holy journey.
Today is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ,…
The Easter pot-smashing tradition in Corfu symbolises the creation of an ‘earthquake’ like what occurred following the first Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Despite restrictions, thousands gathered to watch the festivities this year.
It has become a tradition at Neos Kosmos neighbourhood for the streets to appear as though a war has started as soon as the priest says “Xristos Anesti.”
This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death itself nor the power of the grave could hold our Saviour captive.
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.
Traditionally, Magiritsa is eaten to break the fast of Great Lent. However, as it is not everyone’s taste, Avgolemono…