Millions of people worldwide celebrated Orthodox Christmas nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holiday ...

SCRANTON – Serafima Eleftherakis remembers being 8 years old behind the counter at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church’s food festival. “I just saw everyone around me working so hard for their ...

Many of us will be celebrating Easter on March 31st this year and are already shopping for Easter basket stuffers and gifts. The same isn’t true for folks who follow the Orthodox calendar, however. In ...

Contemporary Greek culture and traditions are very rich and diverse, reflecting Greece’s location at the crossing point where the West meets the East and the country’s great and turbulent history. The ...

All traditions are human inventions that last briefly or, sometimes, forever. Some of those innovations are extremely useful, and last, others vanish, only to be replaced by better alternatives. We ...

In this Monday March 11, 2019 photo, men wearing goat hides with bells around their waist and masks that include a meter tall, ribbon-covered formation topped with a foxtail, also known as bell ...

As they said on a huge banner at the local Greek festival, “Today we are all Greek.” Earlier this month I went with my friend, Mary, to this annual fest. As we arrived the music was playing. The band ...

Greek Orthodox Easter comes with its own set of traditions. These restaurants are embracing them with special events and menus. Where: Zaytinya, 701 9th St. NW What: Zaytinya kicks off its fourth ...