The New Year's ritual of Momogeroi, a custom that dates back to ancient times, has been revived in Greece as people celebrate ...

According to Greek folklore, a group of tiny goblins, called kalikantzaroi, come out during Christmas hoping to wreak some ...

In 2026, Greece offers limited long weekends with only three three-day breaks and one four-day period around Orthodox Easter.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - There are many ways to welcome the New Year; gather with families and friends for a joyful exit of the year, or reflect on the journey taken in the past year. Either way, New ...

Wednesday marked the first day the restaurant reopened since Christmas, the day beloved owner Robert Crechale passed away at ...

As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to a sometimes challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for the new year to come. Midnight arrived first on the islands closest to the ...

And also, when did Saint Basil -or for the not Greeks “ Santa Claus “- enter people’s lives, and why is the Greek Orthodox ...

At midnight or on New Year's morning, the "lucky" first-footer smashes a pomegranate against the doorstep—the more seeds that ...

As the calendar turns, the entire world stirs with rituals marking the New Year — traditions that are as precise as they are ...

For millennia, humans around the world have celebrated the new year hoping it brings health, wealth, and success. More often than not, these festivities revolve around some symbolic food—like long ...

Christ’s Nativity as a prefiguration of His burial and Resurrection in the patristic and liturgical tradition - By His ...