Greek Easter

Greece celebrated the Resurrection of Christ at midnight on Holy Saturday at local churches throughout the country. Across the country, worshipers gathered to mark the most sacred day on the Orthodox Christian calendar—Easter Sunday, or Pascha, commemorating the Resurrection of...

Around Greece, people are gearing up to celebrate Easter with friends and family. While many Greek Easter celebrations are unique to the country, there are some elements of the feast day that are shared with many cultures: lamb, chocolate,...

Greeks have been cracking red eggs at Easter for centuries. The tradition, although it is also a fun game, is steeped in religious symbolism.

Greek Easter is full of ancient traditions and customs, followed faithfully throughout the millennia, making the feast a colorful one.

In Greece, Easter is not only a deeply spiritual celebration but also a season when nature, too, takes part—most memorably through the blooming of the lilac. The lilac’s fragrant blossoms appear just as Greek Easter approaches, filling gardens, courtyards, and...

Holy Thursday and the Last Supper is the culmination of the Divine Drama in the Greek Orthodox Church: The last day of Jesus Christ on earth

The Greek Orthodox use the calendar devised by Julius Caesar -- the Roman general turned dictator -- versus the calendar tweaked by the Pope.

In Greek mountain villages and on islands, some Easter folk traditions that have been practiced for centuries survive, and Christian rites blend with pre-Christian symbols. While many of the more mystical Greek Easter folk traditions are slowly being lost to...

Dying eggs red in anticipation of Greek Easter is a beloved tradition. Families across Greece dye their eggs red together on Holy Thursday.

Observations of the Great and Holy Wednesday by Greek Orthodox Christians during the Great Lent and the different traditional practices.