Greek Easter

Holidaymakers begin return after end of Greek Easter weekend

Holidaymakers have begun their return to Athens from the Greek Easter

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Tourism performed extremely well over Easter, Kikilias says

Tourism performed extremely well over the Easter holidays throughout

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Nothing more special than a Greek Easter, US Ambassador Pyatt says

“There’s nothing more special than a Greek Easter. Last year, I was in #Kerkyra, where I narrowly escaped the falling μπότηδες”, posted US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt in his twitter account on Friday.

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My Big, Greek, Nostalgic Easter

By  Justine Frangouli-Argyris I dream about spending the Orthodox Easter holidays in Lefkada, my native island on the west coast of Greece. It’s been 21 years since I last found myself there for Christianity’s greatest celebration but I can never forget those days full of the passion, the beauty and the brilliance of Lefkada’s Paschal […]

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My Spiritual Greek Easter!

By Justine Frangouli-Argyris The Greek Orthodox celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus as the ultimate celebration of Christianity. The Resurrection, Jesus’ return to life following his crucifixion, symbolizes the purification of the soul and a spiritual uplifting, consistent with the onset of nature’s spring. Throughout Holy Week, Orthodoxy is in grieving for Christ’s ascent to Calvary […]

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Ευχετήριο μήνυμα του Προέδρου Ομπάμα προς τους Ορθοδόξους Χριστιανούς για το Πάσχα

ΝΕΑ ΥΟΡΚΗ – Η Ιερά Αρχιεπισκοπή Αμερικής ανακοίνωσε τη λήψη ενός ιδιαίτερα σημαντικού ευχετήριου μηνύματος του Προέδρου Μπαράκ Ομπάμα και της Πρώτης Κυρίας των Η.Π.Α. κυρίας Μισέλ Ομπάμα επ’ ευκαιρία του Ορθοδόξου Πάσχα.

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My Humble Greek Lean Easter

By Justine Frangouli-Argyris Easter, 2013 in Greece: For the first time in recent memory, Greeks will celebrate Easter stripped of their annual Easter bonus which, until now, represented 50 percent of their monthly salary. The Greeks have watched in shock as their incomes are crushed under the weight of an austerity program that has tightened […]

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