It's the Friday before Easter Sunday ... priests and religious groups. In Greece, Good Friday, which is also known as "Megali Paraskevi" (Great Friday) or "Apokreas" (the day of mourning ...

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...

In Greece, Easter is not only a spiritual celebration but also a season when nature, too, takes part—through the blooming of ...

Did Easter come from an ancient Greek festival? Scholars have long linked the customs involved in this celebration with pagan ...

For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and ...

It's that time of year again when scores of women volunteers from the Philoptochos gather at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron to mobilize for their big Easter Bake Sale of Greek goodies.

Easter Monday could soon be a federal holiday under a new legislative proposal. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., and Rep. Riley Moore, R-W. Va., are leading the way on legislation to make the day ...

Another delicious addition to the Greek Easter table is Easter bread, or Tsoureki: a sweet, braided bread resembling a brioche (recipe below.) It is traditionally made with mastic, a resin ...

A princess cake is easier than you might think, and these small Easter nests actually are that easy.Credit...Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi. Supported by By Nicola ...