Easter
Hollywood
Tom Hanks Celebrated Easter with the Greek Community in LA
Tom Hanks, by now an honorary Greek thanks to his decades-long marriage with wife Rita Wilson, decided to celebrate Greek Easter at St. Sophia's Church in Los Angeles.
St. Sophia's, located in the Byzantine-Latino quarter in LA, is the biggest...
Greece
Holy Fire Arrives in Greece Ahead of Easter
The Holy Fire from Jerusalem arrived in Athens by airplane on Saturday, ahead of Easter celebrations in Greece.
The flame was received with the protocol reserved for heads of state after Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem handed it to a Greek...
Greece
The Spectacular Easter Pot Smashing in Corfu (video)
Thousands of locals and visitors gathered in the centre of the town of Corfu on Saturday to witness the annual ritual of pot smashing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pntgR1VCZSA
This island tradition is that every Holy Saturday at noon Corfiots who have decorated their windows...
Diplomacy
Greek Soldiers Set to Spend Easter in Turkish Jail
The two Greek soldiers arrested on March, 1 for straying into Turkish territory will spend the Orthodox Easter at a jail in the town of Edirne in Turkey.
On Good Friday, the parents of the two men are scheduled to...
Nostimo - Recipe
Greek Gardoumbakia: Mini Kokoretsi Recipe
Greek gardoumbes, or gardoumbakia, are pieces of lamb organ meat wrapped in lamb intestines. It is a traditional Greek delicacy usually served on Easter. Here's the recipe:
Ingredients;
for the gardoumbakia;
• LAMB INTESTINES (1 lb - 454 gr)
• LAMB LIVERS AND...
Culture
Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites Shut on Sunday
Special opening hours will apply to museums and archaeological sites throughout Greece during the Easter holiday, according to a Culture Ministry announcement.
According to the announcement, opening hours on Good Friday and the weekend leading up to Easter Sunday will...
Culture
Modern Critics Slam 'Inhumane' Greek Easter Lamb Feast
For Greek people, the annual roasted lamb, slowly cooking on the spit on Easter Sunday, is not only a mouth-watering delicacy but is also part of a centuries-old tradition.
The event brings together family and friends outdoors, and gives everyone...
Australia
Greek Church Devastated by Pre-Easter Blaze
The Greek community in South Australia is rallying round after a fire swept through an Orthodox church just days before Easter.
St Panteleimon Greek Orthodox Church at Glenelg North, Adelaide, which has been serving the community since 1981, caught fire...
Greece
Greek Holy Monday Traditions and Beliefs
The first of the seven days leading up to Easter Sunday is upon us and for those who have been fasting over Lent, the end is in sight. For others, Monday in this Great and Holy Week has another meaning.
For...
Greece
Greek Composer Slams 'Barbaric' Easter Lamb Custom
The "barbaric custom" of roasting a lamb on the spit at Easter should stop, famous Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis has said.
Theodorakis, a high-profile figure in Greece and abroad, was writing on his blog about animal cruelty after video emerged...