Red eggs (Kokkina Paschalina Avga; Κόκκινα πασχαλινά αβγά) are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek…
Tag: Greek Orthodox Easter
Greece’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister and representative for Greeks Abroad, Kostas Vlasis, has issued a message for…
Today is Holy Wednesday. On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament…
Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of…
The aim of the Hellas Hope Foundation is to help Greek families in need and this Easter they are at it again. Their logo, Aphrodite, represents their vision; female strength bringing beauty and peace to the community.
The streets in Greece were empty this year for Easter, something never seen before. We…
Despite Greece’s coronavirus lockdown, Corfiots marked Holy Saturday with the tradition of “Botides”, where large…
Two burnt-out cars, burnt illegal immigrant tents and attacks against the police checkpoints, are just…
“This Easter, we must all express the love for our fellow citizens in practice, showing…
Fireworks were set off at the stroke of midnight on Holy Saturday, in seven parts…
A few minutes before 6pm on Holy Saturday, the Aegean airline plane carrying the Άγιο…
On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of…
Πάσχα (Pascha) this year symbolises love and solidarity more than ever. For the first time in…
The Epitaphio at the Holy Monastery of Agios (Saint) Panteleimon in Fodele village, Crete, has…
A little boy, Nicholas from Cyprus, chanting ‘Η ζωή εν τάφω’ on Great and Holy…
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His…
Easter is one of the biggest religious celebrations of Christianity commemorating the death and Resurrection…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took the opportunity on Thursday to thank Archbishop Ieronymos of…
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the…