The customs of Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday mark the end of Lent and the entrance into Holy Week. These are moments of collective memory, religious reverence, and social cohesion. Over the centuries many traditions and folk customs…
The Feast of the Cross or the Exaltation of the Holy Cross commemorates the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus. It is celebrated on 14 September according to the Gregorian calendar or 27 September for those…
Panagia Kakaviotisa is the only cave-church not only in Lemnos, but throughout Greece. It's an enjoyable hike through the countryside and up into the hill area of Kakavo where the church has been built.
A visit to the unique church of Agia Fotini outside Tripoli in Arcadia is an unforgettable experience.
There are many Feast Days in December in the Greek Orthodox Church leading up to Christmas. One such Feast Day is that of Agios Eleftherios (Greek: Άγιος Ελευθέριος), whose Feast Day is on December 15. He is the…
On Mount Athos or the Holy Mountain (Greek: Άγιο Όρος) many schools operated over various periods. However, in 1749 the Athonias School or the Athonias Ecclesiastical Academy was established. It became the centre of The Greek Enlightenment…
Many celebrations are associated with food. In the case of Greek Independence Day on 25th March, the custom is to eat salted cod fish along with a garlic potato dip. But why cod (Greek: μπακαλιάρος)? Cod arrived in…
Greece is full of monasteries, some of which are very well known and very historical. Most of them date back to the Byzantium period. One such monastery is the Monastery of St Nicholas outside the village of…
Strofades (Greek: Στροφάδες) are two very small Greek islands in the Ionian Sea 27 miles south of the island of Zakynthos and 28 miles to the west of the Peloponnese. The larger of the two islands is…
