Christmas

More than two hundred and forty music and theater events, street performances, art exhibitions, games and educational programs will take place in Athens as part of the Greek capital’s Christmas celebration. The municipality aims to spread the holiday spirit...

The official countdown to Christmas started last night in Athens, with the annual lighting ceremony and a performance by famous Greek singer Sakis Rouvas in Syntagma Square. “This Christmas, Athens will send a message of solidarity, peaceful coexistence, and mutual...

Athens mayor will give the signal for the official illumination of the city of Athens ahead of Christmas and New Year's celebrations on Thursday November 19. Two groups of the Philarmonic Band of the municipality of Athens will start a...

Amid the implementation of new austerity measures and a bleak economic outlook heading into the new year, Greek families will decrease this holiday season's spending the most compared to other European families, according to a survey conducted by professional services firm Deloitte, Reuters reports. The survey found that Greek...

“It was December 31, the last day of the year. Cheerful pedestrians were marching hastily on snow-covered roads carrying colorful wrapped gifts... But no one paid attention to the young, poor girl who was trying to sell matches on...

Greek-American actor John Stamos took part in JCPenney's #JustGotJingled campaign and surprised some of the store's customers by covering the cost of their purchases. Stamos snuck up behind several customers, disguised with a fake beard and reindeer cap, and the cashiers informed the...

Christmas is here and New Year's day is approaching, so for those wondering how to make their festive dinners and gifts stand out, here are a few ideas that have been a part of Greek culture for years. During Christmas and...

The President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, sent his annual Christmas message to Greeks abroad, wishing that 2015 will prove to be a year of national growth. He expressed his optimism that with the Greek Diaspora’s help, the...

  The city of Trikala in Central Greece has become known as a winter destination because of an innovative idea to turn an old mill into the largest Christmas theme park in Greece. Four years after its inception the project...

Twelve mystery women arrived at the Varvakios market, in downtown Athens, Greece, for the second consecutive year, in order to give thousands of euros away for the people who cannot afford to pay for their Christmas dinner. According to Greek media, the twelve women...