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When the Feast of St. George is celebrated this year

A crucial element in determining when St. George's Day is celebrated is whether April 23rd is in Holy Week or coincides with Easter Sunday

Piraeus: Firecracker thrown at a bus by individuals riding an e-scooter – Α 15-year-old was arrested

Police responded immediately, located the two individuals shortly afterward, and proceeded to arrest one of them, a 15-year-old - incendiary devices with a “terrorism-like” nature were found

First Epitaph procession at Prophet Elisha in Psyrri held in an atmosphere of reverence

Hundreds of worshippers gathered to pay their respects to the flower-decorated Epitaph and to join the procession, while many visitors in the area also paused to witness this religious tradition up close

Crowds of faithful at the Deposition Service on Golgotha Hill in Kato Xenia, Magnesia

This particular religious event is a live reenactment of the climax of the Divine Passion and dates back to 1976

Holy Saturday exodus: More than 5,800 passengers to depart from Attica ports

The Easter getaway has been in full swing over the past 24 hours – 51 routes departing from Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio before Easter Sunday

In reverence, the emotional deposition in Jerusalem, see photos & video

The Holy Temple of the Resurrection opened after many days due to the war between Israel and Iran

In the final stretch for the accreditation of joint master’s degrees: Aiming for their launch in the coming academic year

74 joint postgraduate degrees between Greek and foreign universities are being prepared - €94 million in funding is available to support these programmes

Schedule for Epitaph Procession today (10/4)

The atmosphere in the churches is solemn and mournful

Perfect weather for Easter excursions, according to Tsatrafyllia’s forecast

With mild weather conditions will run the days until Easter Sunday, as the phenomena that will occur locally will be of limited duration, according to the meteorologist of protothema.gr, Giorgios Tsatrafyllia

Easter in Greece: The customs that continue in Greek tradition – From Nafpaktos to Corfu

From the imposing Epitaph in the Venetian harbour and the Copper War in Agrinio to the Moiroloi of Panagia and the lighting of the "snails" - The customs all over the country

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