Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

The **Nativity Fast**, one of the four main fasting periods in the Orthodox Church, begins on **November 15** and ends on ...

Khalil Sayegh recalls his childhood in Gaza’s Christian community and speaks of the loss of his father and sister.

This impressive feat highlights Greece’s rich cheesemaking tradition, but the future of Arseniko Naxos, and other Greek cheeses, is uncertain due to severe drought conditions impacting production.

On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance ...

The people of the Mani peninsula are famous, among many other things, for their free spirit and devotion to Greek Orthodox traditions. Towards the end of the 17th century, unable to live under Ottoman ...

Most people have an Easter tradition. Easter is a significant time. But what is the focus of Easter really? Hanging out until the bunny comes and then waiting until all the chocolate comes on sale? A ...

Researchers in northern Greece have discovered a rare and critically endangered ancient fish species that has survived for at least 360 million years, the Greek lamprey. The Greek lamprey (Caspiomyzon ...

In joy, let our hearts praise the latest shining star of the Orthodox, the newly erected rampart of the Church. For, glorified by the work of the Spirit, he abundantly pours forth the grace of healing ...

Greek law mandates that every Sunday throughout the year is designated as a public holiday. As a deeply religious country, Greek employees are allowed to observe many Catholic and Orthodox holidays.

John received his literary training under Anthragathius the philosopher, and Libanius the sophist, who was the greatest Greek scholar and rhetorician of his day. Libanius was a pagan, and when asked ...

Staying awake and eating helped ward off these dangers, a tradition that carries over to the feasting associated with Lucia Day. The first documented celebration in a Swedish home occurred in 1764, ...