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

Like any Greek tradition, the essential elements for Christmas will include a joyful gathering of family and friends, and ...

Greece, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on a Christmas tradition for one Greece family dating back more than a century. “Our father always said, your family is the most important thing in your life and ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has banned public Christmas and New Year's Eve festivities and mandated mask-wearing in open spaces to help to curb the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, its health ...

As a kid, I spent all my summer and winter holidays in my parents’ hometown of Methana, a small Greek peninsula with an active volcano, beautiful beaches, and a wild, windswept sort of nature. It’s ...

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

Greece's health minister announced on Thursday that public Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations would be banned and masks would be required in public spaces in an effort to address the omicron ...

In Greece, caroling season runs through the Orthodox Christian holiday known as the Epiphany, celebrated on Jan. 6. Traditionally, children go door-to-door, playing the triangle and singing songs of ...

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 ...