While gingerbread had been around since ancient Greece, Queen Elizabeth I was the first to decorate ginger cookies, having them sometimes turned into caricatures of people visiting the royal court in ...

The village of Taxiarchis in Halkidiki lit Greece’s first Christmas tree, celebrating its key role in fir cultivation.

Greece, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on a Christmas tradition for one Greece family dating back more than a century. “Our father always said, your family is the most important thing in your life and ...

Christmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world. But not everybody celebrates the same way—or even on the same day. While Christmas is, at its core, a Christian holiday ...

As a kid, I spent all my summer and winter holidays in my parents’ hometown of Methana, a small Greek peninsula with an active volcano, beautiful beaches, and a wild, windswept sort of nature. It’s ...

SCRANTON – Serafima Eleftherakis remembers being 8 years old behind the counter at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church’s food festival. “I just saw everyone around me working so hard for their ...