Christmas Customs in Greece
Explore the rich Christmas traditions celebrated in Greece, including kalandas, foods, and the Greek history of Santa Claus (St. Nicholas or Nikolaos).
Greek Christmas Ornaments
Make your Christmas a Greek Christmas with these fun ornaments and Christmas decorations available online.
Make your Christmas a Greek Christmas with these fun ornaments and Christmas decorations available online.
Christmas in Athens, Greece
See the wonderful celebration of Christmas and New Year's in Athens, Greece, courtesy of the Athens Mayor's Office.
See the wonderful celebration of Christmas and New Year's in Athens, Greece, courtesy of the Athens Mayor's Office.
Greek Christmas Ornaments
Make your Christmas a Greek Christmas with these fun ornaments and Christmas decorations available online.
Make your Christmas a Greek Christmas with these fun ornaments and Christmas decorations available online.
Christmas in Athens, Greece
See the wonderful celebration of Christmas and New Year's in Athens, Greece, courtesy of the Athens Mayor's Office.
See the wonderful celebration of Christmas and New Year's in Athens, Greece, courtesy of the Athens Mayor's Office.
When is Christmas in Greece and how is it celebrated?
Christmas in Greece - a look at the colorful Greek Christmas customs, traditions, and beliefs.
Christmas in Greece - a look at the colorful Greek Christmas customs, traditions, and beliefs.
Christmas in Greece - Christmas in Athens, Greece - Celebrations in Athens, Greece
Christmas in Athens promises to be better than ever with a rich program of free public events, Christmas decorations, and much more.
Christmas in Athens promises to be better than ever with a rich program of free public events, Christmas decorations, and much more.
Christmas in Greece - Was Santa Greek? Greece for Visitors
Christmas in Greece - Was Santa Greek? Read the tale of St. Nikolaos and decide if this Christmas legend is based on the ancient Greek saint.
Christmas in Greece - Was Santa Greek? Read the tale of St. Nikolaos and decide if this Christmas legend is based on the ancient Greek saint.
Send a Greek Orthodox St. Nicholas Day or Christmas Card
Send a Greek Orthodox electronic greeting card for Christmas, St. Nicholas Day, and other winter feasts and holidays.
Send a Greek Orthodox electronic greeting card for Christmas, St. Nicholas Day, and other winter feasts and holidays.
Greek Christmas Customs
Explore the tales of Christmas as celebrated in Greece, from kalendas to recipes and tales of mischievous spirits.
Explore the tales of Christmas as celebrated in Greece, from kalendas to recipes and tales of mischievous spirits.
Greek Christmas Greetings
What to say in Greece for the holidays.
What to say in Greece for the holidays.
Greek Christmas Customs - Basil
A look at this special herb and its significance in the Greek holiday season.
A look at this special herb and its significance in the Greek holiday season.
New Year's Day in Greece
How Greece celebrates New Year's Day
How Greece celebrates New Year's Day
New Year's in Athens, Greece
New Year's Eve in Athens, Greece provides a trio of free concerts, big crowds, and, since it's Greece, lots and lots of fireworks.
New Year's Eve in Athens, Greece provides a trio of free concerts, big crowds, and, since it's Greece, lots and lots of fireworks.
Athens Gets Shorted on Christmas Tree
Abandoning a competition for "Europe's Tallest Christmas Tree", Athens is finding other ways of marking the holiday.
Abandoning a competition for "Europe's Tallest Christmas Tree", Athens is finding other ways of marking the holiday.
A Christmas Photo Album of Greece
Great photos of Athens adorned for the holidays. The surprising winter secret? Now you get to see Athens with green grass, not weeds.
Great photos of Athens adorned for the holidays. The surprising winter secret? Now you get to see Athens with green grass, not weeds.
Christmas in Sfakia, Crete
Sfakia Christmas customs include delicious food - and an unusual way of greeting the New Year.
Sfakia Christmas customs include delicious food - and an unusual way of greeting the New Year.
Christmas in Greece?
Take a look at a Christmas-card perfect shot of Athens in snow, and consider a trip to Greece in the cool season. From Matt Barrett.
Take a look at a Christmas-card perfect shot of Athens in snow, and consider a trip to Greece in the cool season. From Matt Barrett.
Goblins and the Twelve Days Before Christmas
Great article by Maria-Eleni Moschouti-Richter on Greek Christmas customs and beliefs. From GourMed.
Great article by Maria-Eleni Moschouti-Richter on Greek Christmas customs and beliefs. From GourMed.
Greek and Cretan Christmas Customs
Excellent page on Christmas customs, including more on the killankatzoroi, and why you may smell burning shoes at Christmastime.
Excellent page on Christmas customs, including more on the killankatzoroi, and why you may smell burning shoes at Christmastime.
Kouramiedes Cookies
Another traditional Greek Christmas cookie.
Another traditional Greek Christmas cookie.
Matt's Christmas Diary
A day-by-day account of a Christmastime trip to Athens - from persuading his daughter they might see Santa from the plane to a "miraculous" trip-extending punctured eardrum.
A day-by-day account of a Christmastime trip to Athens - from persuading his daughter they might see Santa from the plane to a "miraculous" trip-extending punctured eardrum.
Melomacarona Cookies
Here's a recipe for this traditional Greek Christmas treat.
Here's a recipe for this traditional Greek Christmas treat.