
Greece's Vibrant January Traditions: From Sacred Rites to Raucous Revelry
Epiphany: A Celebration of Light and Water (January 6)
Epiphany: A Celebration of Light and Water (January 6)
Political leaders, religious figures, military representatives, and other dignitaries attended the annual gathering, reflecting the spirit of unity and tradition.
The commemoration of the Nativity and Baptism of our Lord and the events related to them developed over time in the life and practice of the Church. Originally celebrated together on the same day, their celebrations—and the sequence of 12 days in between them—offer the faithful a festal period of great joy.
When the holidays are over, the 20-meter-tall nursery-grown fir tree will be donated to the Athens School of Fine Arts to be used as raw material for woodcarvings by its students. A proportion of its ornaments are made out of 100% recycled PET plastic.
The 20-metre tree arrived in Athens last week, late on Thursday night, and its decoration began immediately.
The photo of Petros Pappas with Nikos Androulakis and the reference to Thanasis Economou's "march to Rome" caused a big debate in SYRIZA