Thousands of locals and tourists gathered on Saturday on the Greek island of Corfu to watch the spectacular tradition called ...

located on the northwest coast of Crete, is a great place to witness authentic Greek customs. On Holy Thursday, you can witness people hanging red cloths on their windows, symbolizing the blood of ...

AMORGOS, Greece — For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that’s little changed since its ...

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AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at the Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery ...

AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at the Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery, built high into ...