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Orthodox Easter falls on Sunday, May 5, 2024. When is Greek Easter? Greek Easter is the same as Orthodox Easter. As such, it always falls after Passover, sometime between April 4 and May 8 ...
June. 9 June – 2024 European Parliament election. 12 June – Papoura Hill Circular Structure: The Ministry of Culture announces the discovery of a large Bronze Age -era Minoan architectural construction used between 2000–1700 BCE at the construction site of the Kasteli Airport in Crete. [10]
Easter, [nb 1] also called Pascha [nb 2] ( Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, [nb 3] is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
Holy Week. The entry of Jesus and his disciples into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, is the last week of Lent, between Palm Sunday and the dusk of Maundy Thursday. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Palm Sunday along with the Saturday of Lazarus marks the two-day transition between the 40 days of Great Lent and Holy Week.
February 12, 2024 at 6:03 AM. The Christian celebration of Easter is a movable feast that is observed on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. However, Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate ...
February 15, 2024 at 6:07 AM. Mardi Gras has come and gone, now it is firmly Lent for those in the Christian faith and soon it will be Easter. For millions of Christians, the holiday celebrates ...
Holy Fire. The Holy Fire ( Greek: Ἃγιον Φῶς, "Holy Light") is a ceremony that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, the day before Orthodox Easter. During the ceremony, a prayer is performed after which a fire is lit inside the aediculae where some believe the Tomb of Jesus may have been ...
Public holidays in Greece. According to Greek law every Sunday of the year is a public holiday. In addition, there are nine mandatory, official public holidays: New Year's Day, 6 January, 25 March, Orthodox Easter Monday, 1 May, 15 August, 28 October, 25 December and 26 December. [1] There are, however, more public holidays celebrated in Greece ...