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Find out what significant events happened around the world today, May 6, in history

The decision to re-establish a 'Chora mosque', known as Kariye in Turkish, overturned its status as museum for 79 years

Funding has been secured for a number of wider Athens upgrade projects at the National Garden, Syntagma Square, and Plato’s Academy Park

The President of Greece attended the Paschal Liturgy at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral

In 2024, Easter in the West was celebrated on March 31

Find out what significant events happened around the world today, May 5, in history

Professor Dakanalis, Professor and Principal Investigator in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Milan- Bicocca speaks with To Vima about the potential of AI in mental health

Today, Sunday May 5, is Orthodox Easter Sunday, the culmination of the Great and Holy Week, the most important religious holiday in Greece. The annual commemoration of Easter – called the Great and Holy Pascha in the Greek Orthodox tradition, with Pascha meaning “Passover” in Aramaic – is one of the two major travel and holiday […]

Despite a soaring demand for employees with ‘green skills’, only one in eight fit the profile

The recent study examines 2,886 men aged 18-22 over a period from 2005 to 2018, and found a significant association between frequent phone use and decreased sperm concentration

President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, is set to attend the Resurrection Service at the Metropolitan Cathedral tonight

Find out what significant events happened around the world today, May 4, in history

In observance of Easter Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday (due to the overlap with May Day), stores will be closed.

Today the Orthodox Church observes Great and Holy Saturday, the sixth day of the Holy and Great Easter Week, culminating in one day with Pascha, as Easter Sunday is called by the Church – from the Aramaic word for “Passover”. According to the Gospels, on Great and Holy Saturday the high priests and Pharisees gathered […]

Professor Alexandros Kitroeff's research into Greek immigrants and their link to the most American of restaurants: the diner. A story of social advancement through a restaurant kitchen

Eastern Europeans appear to be the most nationslistic

Find out what significant events happened around the world today, May 3, in history

Today the Orthodox Church observes Great and Holy Friday, the fifth day of the Holy and Great Easter Week, culminating in two days with Pascha, as Easter Sunday is called by the Church – from the Aramaic word for “Passover”. Orthodox faithful around the world today commemorate the Holy Passion of Christ, as it is […]

The weather for today, which is Good Friday for the Orthodox religion, will be mostly rainy and windy

Public transport in Athens will be limiting services over the Greek Easter Holiday. Shops will be closed on May 6 and 7.