Orthodox Gladness

  Christopsomo is the name of the bread that Greek housewives make 2-3 days before Christmas, especially for this great celebration. Its dec...

Forefeast is one or several days preceding some major Orthodox holidays. They kind of prepare believers for the celebration of the holiday. ...

The night Christ was born was very cold. The cave was cold and the Virgin Mary did not know what to do. Then Joseph thought of lighting a fi...

  On Christmas Eve God sent a little Angel to the earth: “How will I go through the spruce forest,” He asked with a smile, “ Cut down the Ch...

Many families set up Christmas trees for Christmas.  This custom is based both on the words of the prophet Isaiah about the Savior: “And the...

January 6 - The Eve of the Nativity of Christ (Christmas Eve) Dear brothers and sisters, very little is left before the feast of the Nativi...

Kourabies ... is a characteristic sweet widely spread throughout Greece that is classified in the traditional sweets such as melomakarono an...

  When you've just finished decorating your Christmas tree, why not have it blessed by the father of the family? Here is a simple and be...