Greek Orthodox to Celebrate Saint George’s Day on April 29
The annual celebration of Saint George on April 23 is one of the most important feasts in the Orthodox calendar. Almost all Greek households...
Greek Orthodox Faithful Recall Christ’s Parables on Holy Tuesday
The Gospels take center stage on Holy and Great Tuesday in the Orthodox church, as Greeks move one day closer to the end of...
Why Orthodox and Western Easter Are on Different Dates
Greece is slowly but surely coming closer to the great feast of Easter -- a religious occasion celebrated here with more gusto than in many...
New Athens Mosque Set to Open Its Doors in Time for Ramadan
A Muslim mosque, the first in the Greek capital since the end of the Ottoman occupation, is expected to open its doors in time for...
Greek Orthodox Church Synod Rejects Deal to Cut Church and State Ties
The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece on Tuesday rejected the deal which had been worked out between Archbishop Ieronymos and Greek Prime...
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Holds Peace Symposium in Greece
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Greece held its 5th National Peace Symposium last week in Athens. The theme of the symposium was “Global Conflicts...
Controversial Documentary Claims Jesus Christ Was Greek
''Bible Conspiracies'', a new documentary series distributed by Worldwide Multimedia, suggests that Jesus Christ was not actually a Jewish man but a Greek philosopher called Apollonius...
US Ambassador Says US Supports the Reopening of Halki Seminary
Sam Brownback, the American Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, has stated that the United States will support the reopening of the Halki...
Mount Athos Celebrates Christmas in Byzantine Splendor
The monasteries of Mount Athos celebrated Christmas on January 7 in an atmosphere which truly brought Byzantine splendor back to life. An all-night Christmas...
Epiphany: From Epirus, to Crete, the Blessing of the Waters
The Greek Orthodox feast of the Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th each year across the globe. This Epiphany, Greece found itself in the...
Why Greeks Smash a Pomegranate on New Year’s Day
Breaking the pomegranate on New Year's Day is an Ancient Greek holiday tradition, with its origins in the Peloponnese or Serres, and later spreading...
The Greek Custom of Vasilopita and the Lucky Coin for the New Year
The story of the Greek Orthodox custom of the Vasilopita with the lucky coin inside, begins in Asia Minor, and more specifically in the city...
