Orthodox Easter is celebrated later, in keeping with the Eastern Christian church’s calendar. The holiday is celebrated locally and by those in our SCU community, as well. The Greek Orthodox community ...

This seemingly simple activity, involving bright red dyed eggs and a touch of friendly rivalry, holds deep symbolic meaning ...

Have you ever wondered why Greeks throw plates during celebrations or why they have a different date for Easter? Greece, a ...

At this Orthodox church in Melbourne, bells rang for midnight mass, these Australian worshippers among some of the first in the world to mark Orthodox Easter. The Orthodox church celebrates the ...

The Romanian community has been preparing for Orthodox Easter in Jersey. Orthodox Christians in Europe, Africa and the Middle East celebrate Easter later than most in the western world.

The Epitaphio (the symbolic funeral bier of Christ) during a Good Friday at Greek Orthodox Church of St. Athanasios at Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, April, 2015 Source: AAP ...