With Greek Easter approaching, Greeks and tourists alike are planning to rush out of urban centers todestinations across the country.

In our society, it sometimes seems that Easter has been reduced to a celebration of chocolate bunnies, fake grass and eggs.

Baked goods for sale include the koulourakia traditional twisted coffee cookie, paximadia Greek biscotti, baklava with layers ...

Easter Sunday is the Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. This year, that makes it almost as late as is ...

In 2025, all Christians will rejoice on the same Easter Sunday. The last time Catholics and Orthodox Christians celebrated ...

Fact checked by Karen CilliGrowing up Greek American, the question, "when is Orthodox Easter this year?" always popped up ...

When is Easter Sunday date in 2025? Why is Easter so late this year? What day does Lent end? What we know on Holy Week, Palm ...

Easter is an important day for those of the Christian faith. It can fall on a different date from year to year, depending on the moon cycle.

In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent, which began March 3, are very strict. The faithful prepare for Easter through rigorous fasting, fervent prayer, and almsgiving.

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

In this combination photo Pope Francis walks past flowers as he celebrates Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 16, 2017, and Members of the Ukrainian community in Sacramento, Calif.

For centuries, churches have used different methods to calculate the date of Easter. Rarely do they coincide. The search for ...