A young pilgrim of the Greek Orthodox Church lights a candle before the Easter Resurrection Service in Ierapetra, Greece, the southernmost town of Europe, on April 16, 2017.

In Greece, where Orthodox is the main sect, the holiday is always celebrated after Passover and tends to occur a little bit later in spring. (This year, Greek Orthodox Easter falls on May 5.) ...

Greek Orthodox Easter is the conclusion of Greek Orthodox's "Great Lent," a strict 40-day period of fasting. Great Lent ends on Lazarus Saturday, which is when Orthodox Christians believe Jesus ...

THE GREEK EASTER DAY.; The Orthodox Church Observed It with Imposing Services -- Multitude of Waving Candles. April 26, 1897 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context ...

Altar boy Benjamin Vater gets ready for the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Chuchâ s Service of Lamentation marking the death of Christ on Holy Friday, May 3, 2024 to start the Easter weekend.

ERMIONI, Greece (AP) — As Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter on Sunday, a town on Greece's Peloponnese peninsula observed the holy day by burning an effigy of Judas at sea.

Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Merrillville. The tradition is said to represent paving the way for Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday in the Eastern Orthodox community.

Preparation for Easter Sunday occurs during this week and includes dyeing white hard-boiled eggs dark red, often using special dye found in Greek markets. This traditionally is done the Thursday ...

Plymouth — As parishioners in their Easter Sunday best held white candles and chanted at the Nativity of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, the priest spoke in his sermon about the power and ...