Greek Easter

The Holy Synod, the governing body of the Church of Greece, released details regarding the celebration of Holy Week and Greek Easter on Tuesday.

Plans for a traditional Greek Easter at the village are dropped for a second year as the travel ban between regions of Greece stays in place.

The Athens Concert Hall (Megaro Moussikis) has announced three free, live streamed performances in the days leading up to Easter on May 2.

The Greek Orthodox Church is blessed with rich, colorful and symbolic Easter traditions that Greeks have followed for centuries.

By Ada Leivada Greek Easter, or Pascha, is not an easy concept to describe to people without Greek bonds. It is something you take for granted but you find yourself missing if you are traveling or are away from Greece...

Greek Easter is about the only week-long religious event which can both fill the streets of a European capital to bursting point and also clear them of all living souls. Holy Week in Athens is marked by all kinds of...

The main Easter meal which happens on Easter Sunday is traditionally associated with roasting lamb on a spit, and this soup was created using the leftover parts of the animal so that nothing went to waste. Magiritsa is a traditional...

A 5-year-old boy was killed in a village near Kozani, northern Greece, after he was attacked by two Rottweilers while celebrating Easter Sunday with his family. "It was around 2 in the afternoon and I heard a child play from the...

The Greek Community of Nigeria celebrated Easter the Greek way in Lagos. Lamb on the spit, red-dyed eggs and all traditional Easter delicacies were served at the Eco Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island. At midnight on Saturday, more than...

Several regions in Greece have adopted the tradition of releasing hot-air balloons for Easter - a tradition which turns the night into a marvelous, delightful spectacle. The hot-air balloons are painstakingly constructed weeks before the great night, and almost every house...