Good Friday
Greece
Greeks Mark Holy Friday With Solemn Epitaphios Processions
Holy Friday, or Good Friday, is a profoundly mournful day in Greece which commemorates the Passion of Christ with the traditional Epitaphios processions.
A nationwide affair, it recalls the moments leading up to and including the crucifixion of Jesus Christ,...
Culture
Greek Good Friday Procession Tweaked for Coronavirus
This year, Greeks gathered for the mournful Good Friday "Epitaphio" procession under different conditions than usual due to coronavirus restrictions.
Greek News
Hellenic Naval Band Performs Good Friday Epitaph Mourning Hymn
The Hellenic Naval Band has released a video of their powerful performance of Good Friday's best known Epitaph mourning hymn.
Greece
Hydra Boasts the Most Spectacular Epitaphios Procession in Greece (video)
Hundreds of people gathered near the beach on the island of Hydra to witness the traditional Good Friday procession of Epitaphios.
In one of the most spectacular rites in Greece, the men carrying the Epitaphios reach the beach and march...
Greece
Greeks Mark Solemn Good Friday With Processions
Good Friday is an profoundly mournful day in Greece that commemorates the Passion of Christ. A nationwide affair, it recalls the moments leading up to and including the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, as told in the New Testament of...
Greece
Good Friday: Greek Orthodox Traditions of the Epitaph
Good Friday is an eminently mournful day commemorating the Passion of the Christ across Greece. Even the most remote churches honor the tradition of the epitaph, filling the atmosphere with piety and devoutness.
In every Greek city, village or island, the Passion...
Greece
Holy Friday Traditions Across Greece
In Good Friday, millions of Orthodox Christians commemorate the events leading up to Jesus Christ's crucifixion. For the Greek Orthodox Church, Good Friday is a day of mourning. The drama of Jesus Christ's death is followed with great devoutness. The icon...
Greece
The Epitaph: Greek Orthodox Good Friday Traditions
Good Friday is an eminently mournful day that commemorates the Passion of Christ in all of Greece.
Even the most remote churches honor the tradition of the epitaph filling the atmosphere with piety and devoutness.
In every Greek city, village or...
Hollywood
Hollywood Greeks Celebrate Good Friday
On Friday evening, the Christian Orthodox population of Los Angeles gathered at the Saint Sophia Cathedral for Good Friday’s commemoration and periphery of Epitaphios.
Every year actors, directors and prominent Greek-Americans of the entertainment industry come to the church to...