Easter

  By Olga Militsi Easter is celebrated around the world, but Greeks usually observe it later (see why here) and it's actually called Pascha, the word which means Passover. There are many unique aspects of the Greek Easter celebration. What makes it so special?...

The Easter custom of throwing firecrackers and explosives or shooting guns at the time of Resurrection costs limbs and even deaths, every year in Greece. The victims of this "undeclared war" of fireworks that takes place during the Holy Saturday...

In Good Friday, millions of Orthodox Christians commemorate the events leading up to Jesus Christ's crucifixion. For the Greek Orthodox Church, Good Friday is a day of mourning. The drama of Jesus Christ's death is followed with great devoutness. The icon...

A team of Greek students developed a gadget that will roast your Easter lamb just by using your brain while a computer software translates brain activity into data! Last year this very same team had invented what we thought was the...

In the Greek Orthodox Church, Holy Tuesday is dedicated to the holy gospel referring to Christ’s denunciation against the religious leaders of Israel, the Secretaries and the Pharisees, but it also commemorates the Parable of the Ten Virgins and...

Holy Monday is the first day of the Great and Holy Week, the seven days leading up to Easter Sunday. The Greek Orthodox Church has dedicated this day to the memory of Joseph Pangalos. Joseph was the 11th son of...

After the wave of Bulgarian tourists that visited Greece during Easter, a real tsunami of them is expected to cross into northern Greece in early May. Sofia newspaper 24 Hours noted Tuesday that about half a million Bulgarians will be travelling between...

On the night of Easter, a record number of believers attended Greek-Orthodox Churches across Australia and mainly in Melbourne, the epicenter of the Greek Diaspora. With reverence and solemnity, Greek-Australians who attended mass at midnight on Holy Saturday, filled the...

Easter holidays are the perfect opportunity for the political leadership of Greece to get some rest and regather their strength before the local election on May 18 and 25 and the European elections on May 22-25. Greece's President Karolos Papoulias is...

Greece is a country with rich tradition and the Greeks always make sure to honor those traditions, especially during religious celebrations. The following traditions are a glimpse into some of the original ways in which Greeks celebrate Easter..... The Rocket...