Catholic liturgy

During Vespers last Sunday, Father Paraskevas chanted alone in the empty Church of Agios Georgios in Katapola, the main port of the Aegean island of Amorgos. However, by Monday evening at the same time, the church was packed to capacity, reminiscent of an Easter night service.

The Municipality of Athens, through KYADA, distributed 1300 meals only on Easter day

Special timetable will also apply on Tuesday and Wednesday of Easter

Pope Francis extended Easter greetings to Orthodox believers gathered in St Peter's Square in Rome, expressing warm wishes for their Easter celebrations.

The customs and traditions of the day across the country – On Mount Athos, on Sunday morning the Easter table includes fish soup and fish

How much consumers will pay for the table of Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday

The Prime Minister spends the Holy Days of Easter on the island of the Cyclades

The Easter exodus from the cities to the islands and countryside, the largest recorded since before the Covid-19 pandemic, is set to enter its final stage on Easter Saturday.

Public transport services in Athens will be adjusted for the Greek Orthodox Easter long weekend, from Friday to Wednesday after Easter.

Services will end before 11 p.m. on Saturday, while the usual extension of Friday schedules to midnight will not be implemented on Friday.

Buses, trolleys

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