What are the traditions around Easter in Greece and what is it like to celebrate Greek Easter during coronavirus quarantine days? Without celebrations and…
Carnival in Greece is an important holiday period leading up to the most special time of the year: Greek Easter. In 2020 Carnival in…
Christmas holidays in Greece with kids are beautiful. Others may disagree with me but I believe that Greece is very festive during the holidays….
October 28th is a national holiday in Greece. It is the day that commemorates the rejection by Greek Ioannis Metaxas of the ultimatum made by Italian Benito Mussolini on October 28, 1940. This day is known by Greeks around…
Greek-Orthodox Easter is the most important religious holiday in Greece. It is also a family celebration full of traditions and festivities. If you are…
Red Easter Eggs
Nowadays, you can buy the Greek red Easter eggs in the supermarket but it’s so much fun to do it yourself. There…
2019 Greek Carnival Dates
Triodion: Sunday, February 17th
Tsiknopempti: February 28th
Tsiknopempti Weekend: Friday, March 1st – Sunday, March 3rd
Cheesefare Thursday: March 7th
Main Carnival Weekend: Friday, March 8th-Sunday…
Fireworks over the Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center in Athens
The name day of Agios Vassilis
The holiday seasons in Greece brings Saint Basil or Agios Vassilis….
For the past eight years, the most entertaining charity event is taking place in Chania like in many other cities in Europe. It’s the…
October 28 is a National Memorial Day in Greece. It is called ΟΧΙ Day or NO Day. What does it mean and what is…
In Greece, the most popular family day for a visit to the park is ‘Protomagia’or ‘1st of May’. May 1 is considered ‘Labor Day’…
Parks in Athens for kids suitable for picnics is the subject of this post. A great day for a family picnic in a park…
