Easter
Greek church
President Biden Sends Letter of Thanks to Archbishop Elpidophoros
President Biden sent a letter to Archbishop Elpidophoros, thanking him for the remarks that he shared on Greek Independence Day.
Culture
The Timeless Easter Traditions of Greece
The Greek Orthodox Church is blessed with rich, colorful and symbolic Easter traditions that Greeks have followed for centuries.
Greece
Catholics in Greece Celebrate Easter Amid Coronavirus Restrictions
Catholic and Protestant Christians across Greece celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 4.
Greek Food
Greece Celebrates Tsiknopempti Under Lockdown
Tsiknopempti is going to look a lot different this year due to Greece's strict anti-virus measures and national lockdown.
Diaspora
Greece to Finally Celebrate Pascha on Tuesday
For the first time ever in history, the Greek Orthodox faithful will celebrate the Resurrection of Christ on a Tuesday, instead of the traditional Saturday midnight liturgy earlier in the Spring.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic the traditional Pascha celebration...
Environment
Mykonos Island Sunset Offers Ray of Hope During Quiet Eastertime
As the citizens of Greece and most other nations across the globe continue to be stuck at home (or "safe at home" as some public health campaigns would have it) due to the coronavirus pandemic, beautiful scenes from Greece's...
Greece
The Coronavirus Easter: How Greece Celebrated its Greatest Feast in Lockdown
April 19 was an Orthodox Easter Sunday nobody will ever forget in Greece.
As strict curfew measures remain in place across the country to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Greeks tried to find new ways to...
Greece
Greece Celebrates Resurrection From Balconies, Gardens Amid Coronavirus Curfew
This past Holy Saturday night in Greece was one that hadn't been seen since the end of World War II.
Millions of people watched the Liturgy of the Resurrection from their televisions instead of going to their neighborhood church, as...
Greece
Holy Light Arrives from Jerusalem to Athens Despite Coronavirus Curfew
An Aegean Airlines special flight carrying the Holy Light from Jerusalem arrived in Athens on Holy Saturday afternoon.
This year the Holy Light arrived in Greece from the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem under very strict measures due to...
Greece
Corfu Keeps 'Botides' Tradition Alive Despite Coronavirus Lockdown
The Greek island of Corfu kept the Holy Saturday tradition of ''Botides'' alive in 2020, despite the lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The event place took place in the picturesque Spianada Square on Saturday, however, without any crowds...