Christmas Customs in Greece

Catch a glimpse of the charming Christmas procession on the small Greek island of Antiparos, just across the channel from Paros.

The Athens Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel is offering a great variety of special holiday season getaways and meals - including a 5am "Hangover" breakfast.

Christmas in Greece - Greece Christmas customs, traditions, Greek Christmas carols, foods, where to spend Christmas in 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.

See the wonderful celebration of Christmas and New Year's in Athens, Greece, courtesy of the Athens Mayor's Office.

Make your Christmas a Greek Christmas with these fun ornaments and Christmas decorations available online.

Christmas in Greece - a look at the colorful Greek Christmas customs, traditions, and beliefs.

These winter goblins are said to be active during the period between Christmas and Epiphany.

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? Read the tale of St. Nikolaos and decide if this Christmas legend is based on the ancient Greek saint.

Send a Greek Orthodox electronic greeting card for Christmas, St. Nicholas Day, and other winter feasts and holidays.

Explore the tales of Christmas as celebrated in Greece, from kalendas to recipes and tales of mischievous spirits.

What to say in Greece for the holidays.

A look at this special herb and its significance in the Greek holiday season.

How Greece celebrates New Year's Day

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.

Abandoning a competition for "Europe's Tallest Christmas Tree", Athens is finding other ways of marking the holiday.

Great photos of Athens adorned for the holidays. The surprising winter secret? Now you get to see Athens with green grass, not weeds.

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.

Sfakia Christmas and New Year's customs include delicious food.

Excellent page on Christmas customs, including more on the killankatzoroi, and why you may smell burning shoes at Christmastime.

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.

Here's a recipe for this traditional Greek Christmas treat.

What is a Kalanda? What are Kalandas? What are Greek Christmas Carols like?

Have a great Greek Christmas memory or story to share? Whether it happened in Greece at Christmas or in any Greektown or other location around the world, let's hear about it.