Easter in Greece - Celebrations, Travel

Why is Greek Easter on a different date than the "other" Easters?

Find out when Easter occurs in Greece.

Experience the beautiful celebrations from Good Friday to Easter feasting in Greece.

Greek Easter Eggs - Bright red Easter eggs are an important symbol of Easter in the Greek Orthodox practice, and they are used to adorn special easter foods as well. They can be easily made using all natural dye made from onion skins and vinegar.

Preparing the Greek Easter Lamb

Enjoy Greek Easter in all its glory with these special packages designed to help you fully experience Greek Easter in Greece.

Greek Easter - experience it in Heraklion, Crete where the streets smell of roses.

Say "Happy Easter" in Greek! Phrases for Greek Easter greetings

The Epitaphios is the focal point of Good Friday processions and adorning the bier that carries it is a sacred task undertaken in an evening session of flower-stringing and wood-polishing.

Send a free Easter (or other holiday) e-card to your Greek friends.

Visit Greece for Greek Orthodox Easter and participate in the traditional pageantry and ancient customs on the Greek island of Poros.

Greek Easter Dates - Handy comparison of Greek Orthodox Easter Dates and "Western" Easter dates to help you plan your travel to Greece to take advantage of the special Easter season.

Spring in Greece is one of the best times of the year, with both Orthodox and Western Easter pageantry, good weather, and great prices.

If you missed Easter in Greece, you can get a taste of the pageantry by attending a Pentecost celebration. Here are the dates for this holiday.

Traveling in Greece for Greek Orthodox Easter? The Metro schedule will be cut back, but travelers should still find it easy to get around.

Traveling in Greece for Greek Orthodox Easter? The Metro schedule will be cut back, but travelers should still find it easy to get around.

Excellent page with photos and lots of information on the celebration of Orthodox Easter on Crete.

Discover the joys of Easter in the warm Ionian islands... complete with a fake earthquake. From GNTO.

The island home of the "Book of Revelations" hosts a remarkable multilingual Easter celebration at the Monastery. Other Dodecanese islands offer equally vibrant celebrations with dynamite standing in for fireworks.

The ancient Rite according to Mount Athos practice is celebrated on this island in the Sporades.

Recipes and cultural accounts of the Greek Orthodox Easter holiday, seen from a gourmet's perspective.

Meander Tours offers a springtime hike of Greece which takes in Easter weekend celebrations on the islands of Rhodes and Symi.

Terrific page with loads of information and photos on Greek Easter celebrations and customs. Includes advanced dates for both Orthodox and Western Easter for years to come.

From the Greek Orthodox Diocese of America, a selection of sacred music for the period of Lent.