May this time of the year bring inner peace and peace to the world. May it manifest love and prosperity. May it herald acceptance and forgi...

The music piece "Christos Anesti" ( Resurrection ) is performed by Vangelis and sung by actress Irene Papas. Released as part of t...

It's no hyperbole to say there is no celebration more joyful, more optimistic, more heart-wrenching, in its way, in all of the Greek cal...

While I am sitting on my desk with the open window rushing in the fragrant air full with the blossoms of bigaradier and the trembling dew of...

  Editor's preface : If you haven't the faintest idea why a series of posts on incense scents mentions religious stuff and cultura...

This day is marked by solemn observations in memory of Jesus' crucifixion. Christians believe that Jesus thus accomplished reconciliatio...

This day, three days prior to the Resurrection, is the day that Christ washed the feet of his disciples and shared his last meal with them, ...

Most people know Judas Iscariot as the classic traitor, the archetype of such a justifiably hateful character: crossing his master for 30 p...

As today the religious theme is the vigilance of the wise virgins who were ready for Jesus and the repentance of sinners, as reflected in th...

Although not a major celebration, today marks the cleansing of the temple in the Holy City of Jerusalem according to Christian doctrine. Thi...

Incense is inextricably linked to liturgy and religious ceremonies since pagan times and as I am not particularly religious myself, but more...