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Holy Fire Arrives in Greece Ahead of Easter

The Holy Fire, or Holy Light, arrived to Greece from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday in time for the Easter midnight mass. The fire will be transported to another seven destinations within Greece on...

Holy Light Arrives from Jerusalem to Athens Despite Coronavirus Curfew

An Aegean Airlines special flight carrying the Holy Light from Jerusalem arrived in Athens on Holy Saturday afternoon. This year the Holy Light arrived in Greece from the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem under very strict measures due to...

Greek Holy Week in Coronavirus Times: Seven Traditions We Will Miss this Year

This year Greek Easter is going to be so different that it will go down in history as very likely one of the most unsettling and unusual holidays of all time. By far the most attended, and most solemn, of...

Holy Light to Arrive in Greece With Reduced Fanfare due to Coronavirus Pandemic

This year the Holy Light will arrive in Greece from the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem under very strict measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Easter in Greece will be like no other Easter in history, with the...

Holy Light Arrives in Greece with Head of State Honors

The presidential aircraft carrying the Holy Light from Jerusalem arrived at the Elefsis Military Airport at 20:20 on Holy Saturday. Greek officials received the Holy Light with Head of State honors. The Holy Light was then transported to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport...

The Holy Light has Arrived in Greece

The evening of the Holy Light has arrived and a special ceremony will be held in "El. Venizelos". Today on Jerusalem's Holy Saturday the Greek delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Amanatidis, arrived to take the Holy Light. Mr. Amanatidis...

Aegean Airlines to Transfer ‘Holy Light’ to 17 Destinations in Greece

Aegean Airlines and its subsidiary Olympic Air said on Tuesday they will make additional domestic flights over the Easter weekend to transport the “holy flame” to 17 destinations around Greece. The two airlines will charter three extra aircraft on Holy...

Holy Light Arrives in Greece from Jerusalem

The Holy Light has traveled from Jerusalem and is welcomed again in Greece at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. The Holy Light was transferred by plane in 17 destinations. The aircraft flew toward three different geographical sections: the Aegean, the Ionian...