Christmas

The New Year's cake -- commonly known as vasilopita -- recipe varies depending on the place of origin. It is not always sweet which may seem peculiar to certain Greeks, especially those who live in the capital or abroad. In...

Greece is known world-wide for its beautiful and hot summers, the crystal clear seas and amazing beaches. However, there are several holiday villages and cities across the country that would be the perfect romantic getaway destination to celebrate New Year's day. Pelion  Pelion is...

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci stood side by side on television Thursday to send their first-ever joint Christmas greeting to the ethnically divided nation. "I wish the new year will allow us, Turkish...

In December 1960, Athens was clean, shiny and wore its Christmas lights and decorations with gusto. Two great photographers, Costas Balafas and Dimitris Harisiadis captured the Christmas spirit in Athens, in brilliant color and artistic black and white. Athens had no need...

Melomakarona and kourambiedes are two Greek desserts that scream Christmas. Dimitris Stathakopoulos, professor of historical sociology at Panteion University, in Athens, gathered data and determined the etymological roots of the two words. Qurabiya in Azeri, Kurabiye in Turkish and kourambiedes...

Children from the national kindergarten, the music school of Ilion and the association "Kostilata" from the city of Arta sang the Christmas carols to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Maximos mansion on Thursday. The prime minister along with...

Today hundreds of North African immigrants in Lesvos are being registered. In the middle of last week it was decided that immigrants such as these should not be granted the monthly permit which allows them to stay in Greece...

Christmas is almost here, and as with most religious holidays celebrated in Greece, food is a central aspect of the festive days. There are two traditional deserts that are prevalent in Greek homes during these days: the almond based kourabiedes and the...

Winter's first  "official" night will be the longest of the year. Conversely, in the southern hemisphere summer will begin, with the duration of the day at its peak. A few days later on Friday,Christmas night ,the sky will be...

The established ritual of church mass only for men, which occurs twice a year for the past 14 years in Anogia-Crete, in the Agios Georgios church, took place on Wednesday. Men from all over Crete  "appeared", as is the customary...