It was midday on Good Friday on Areos Street in downtown Athens’ historic Monastiraki district, and some 2,000 worshippers – Greek and foreign – waited patiently in a line so long that it started many meters before the entrance to the Museum of Modern Greek Culture, across from Hadrian’s Library. They were there to pay […]
Hotel occupancy rates during the Easter period ranged between 25% and 45%, Christos Angelides, Director General of the Cyprus Hotel Association, told CNA on Monday, noting that the situation with cancellations and reduced bookings remains largely unchanged.
By Martin Banks Easter is fast approaching and you may be looking for nice ways to spend the short holiday season. If so, an upcoming concert in Brussels city centre could be just the thing for you. The Holy Wednesday concert takes place at the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula in Brussels on 1 […]
On one side, the sea; on the other, towering cliffs; and around you, the ancient walls of Monemvasia – the castle town has a distinctive mystical aura year-round, but during Easter the atmosphere becomes particularly solemn and reverent. The narrow alleyways become the setting for the Epitaphios (Good Friday bier) procession, flickering candlelight fills the […]
Romania will be granted access to the Schengen land border by the end of December, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Thursday, confident that Romanians can cross the border without checks as early as March next year.
Greek Orthodox Easter, or Pascha, is the most important religious feast of the year, with customs and traditions that have been part of Christianity for two thousand years.
WEST NYACK, NY – Kathara Deftera or Clean Monday marks the beginning of Great Lent, a period of spiritual purification in preparation for the solemnity of Orthodox Easter, and kites have been an essential part of celebrations for more than a century in Greece. The custom of flying kites on Clean Monday is directly linked […]
