Greek orthodox christmas

Orthodox Christians include members of the Eastern Orthodox Church which is prevalent in Russia and Eastern Europe, and also the Oriental Orthodox churches such as Coptic, Ethiopian and Syrian. With such an array of religious traditions and local...

The biggest celebration on the Greek Orthodox calendar — bigger than Christmas — is Easter.

Some love Christmas, others despise it. Here are some interesting facts some Greek Christmas traditions in Greece, from food to superstition!

Greeting: Kala Christougena ("Merry Christmas") St. Nicholas Tradition: Hagios Nikolaos, the country's patron saint of sailors and fishermen. Highlighted Custom: Christopsomo, "Christ Bread" Happy St. Nicholas Day! Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra, an ancient city of Asia Minor (now in present-day Turkey), at the beginning of the fourth century. Bishop Nicholas attended the Council of Nicaea in AD 325 (Maybe you recite the "Nicene Creed" at your church? more information here) St. Nicholas and…

Each year, we begin decorating our home on November 15, as we begin the 40 day fast for Christmas. It's beneficial for all to begin seeing the transformation around us and within us. Here are the 40 days in icons. We're aiming to cut them out, and create an ornament for each day until Christmas. If you follow the old calendar, I can post January as well. Enhance this activity by chanting the troparion for each day, or paste a short story from the Saints' life on the backside of each…

Christmas sweets in Greece can be a tradition throughout the whole country… or just limited to one region only. What they do have in common though, is that they bring us back and remind us of our warm childhood memories. The aromas alone help us remember that it is a very special time of the year. […]

Just wanted to share our small craft that we'll be doing with kids ages 3-12 for Christmas. We've ordered these very reasonably priced wooden photo frames, which includes a latch backing and clear photo protector. The children will decorate with glitter paint, markers, pencil, beads, crayon,sparkle stars and more...and we will insert an icon of their choice from the Nativity selection. Here is the site to order the ornament frames and other craft goodies…