Easter

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...

Easter is a moveable feast celebrated on the first Sunday after the vernal equinox full moon (i.e. on Sunday after the full moon of March). These dates are calculated with the old Gregorian calendar, because it specifies the vernal equinox....

Nearly every known denomination features certain periods during which the faithful are obliged to follow certain rules, abstain from certain food, from any lusts of the flesh, and avoid temptation in general. The Greek Orthodox Church also prescribes certain fasting...

Major travel disruption is expected in Greece over Easter, when rail workers will proceed with a series of strikes. The Panhellenic Federation of Railway Workers (POS) has announced three-hour work stoppages for Holy Tuesday and Holy Wednesday and 24-hour strikes for Holy...

The Greek railway workers have opted to join the general strike of General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) scheduled for April 9. The Panhellenic Federation of Railway Workers (POS) is also planning further mobilizations for both passenger and freight trains during...