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Why Is Easter a Moveable Feast?
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....
Culture
Why Do Greeks Dye Eggs Red for Easter?
For Orthodox Christians, one of the oldest Easter traditions are dyed eggs, which are associated with the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Eggs symbolize the empty rock tomb from which Jesus arose after his crucifixion and are used as...
Greece
Abstaining From Sex Is Part of Fasting
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...
Greece
Clean Monday and It's Traditional Observance
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By John Sanidopoulos* - Clean Monday -Καθαρή Δευτέρα in Greek- refers to the leaving behind of sinful attitudes and non-fasting foods. The entire first week of Great Lent is often referred to as "Clean Week," and it is customary to go...
Culture
Greek Inspirations on St. Valentine's Day
If love could be defined, then it would contain the most intense and vitalizing feeling, but also the most oppressive one, as it requires a positive response in order to be fulfilling. From Plato, who mentions in his Symposium...
Greece
First Greek Crematorium to Open in Volos
The first crematorium in Greece is planned for the city of Volos, Central Greece.
The legal framework allowing the creation of crematoria has already been unanimously passed by the Greek parliament, while the required joint ministerial decision and presidential decree have...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece's 5,160 Original Names
Have you ever wondered how many different names there are in use today all over the world? We may not have the answer, but know for sure that there were 5,160 original names in ancient Greece. At least, this...
Greece
Standing Holy Synod to Control Church Property
With an Amendment brought to Parliament by ministers Yannis Stournaras, Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Michalis Chryssochoidis, all matters relating to the management and use of Greek Orthodox Church property will be governed from now on by Regulations issued...
Diaspora
Greeks Relying on Church Food Banks
Mission, supported by the Greek Orthodox Church is organizing food banks at the church of Agii Apostoli in central Athens. Every day more and more Athenians are queuing to receive food.
According to euronews, the Greek Orthodox church supported Non-governmental Organisation...
Greece
Greek Holy Synod's Proclamation in Support of Marriage
The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church addressed a call to the Greek people to preserve the cohesion of the family by following Christian principles. In a recent proclamation, the Holy Synod has made it clear that it...