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As Greece observes Holy Week, store hours adjust for Easter traditions. On Holy Thursday, shops stay open until 9:00 PM, ...
Shops in Greece will operate with the festive opening hours for Easter 2025 so that consumers will have enough time to do ...
In Greece, Easter is not only a spiritual celebration but also a season when nature, too, takes part—through the blooming of ...
In Greece, Easter greetings change with the rhythm of Holy Week — from “Kalo Pascha” to “Christos Anesti,” each phrase ...
When in Greece… exchange Easter wishes like a Greek! They are a bit complicated depending on whether they are before or after ...
Did Easter come from an ancient Greek festival? Scholars have long linked the customs involved in this celebration with pagan festivals ...
For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ...
For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and ...