Cheese lovers rejoice! Today marks the beginning of 'Tyrini' the week when Greeks worldwide enjoy loads of dairy, cheese and…
This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of…
Good Friday and the night of Holy Saturday are one of the most important and beautiful moments of Greek Orthodox…
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is…
Once every few years, Greek Easter falls the same week as “American Easter,” as it was called when I was…
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination…
On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of Holy Unction is conducted in…
On Holy Tuesday, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Gospel.
Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of Jacob (from the Old Testament).…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ and rebirth. Red eggs are…
On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our…
Growing up in Australia, my parents kept the Greek Easter traditions of fasting for 40 days. Even though it may…
It comes as no surprise that Corfu is again the top destination for the Easter holiday period in Greece in…
The Hellenic Club Sydney will again this year host a traditional midnight feast to celebrate “Pascha”, Greek Orthodox Easter, at…
Sister Ioanna is a Greek Orthodox nun serving on a monastery in Skopelos. She is half-Greek and half-Jewish-American. She feels…
Today is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, which is celebrated each year…
The Easter pot-smashing tradition in Corfu symbolises the creation of an 'earthquake' like what occurred following the first Resurrection of…
It has become a tradition at Neos Kosmos neighbourhood for the streets to appear as though a war has started as…
This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of…
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is…