Greece is steeped in fascinating holiday traditions, with its Christmas carols, or kalanda, being some of the most ...

In Greece, children receive gifts on New Year's Eve rather than Christmas Eve, and they are brought to them by Saint Basil ...

To the members of the Greek Orthodox Church, Christmas comes in second after Easter. However, this is not to say that ...

Since the early 20th century, Christmas has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular cultural holiday observed by ...

The coldest Christmas Day on record at the historic climate station of the National Observatory of Athens (NAO) occurred on , ...

Christmas celebrations differ worldwide, but one thing they all have in common is that food and drink are always part of the ...

The bodies of three men and a woman who died in an avalanche during a Christmas hike on 2,495m Korakas Peak have been found ...

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the ...