Spices, often overlooked, played a pivotal role in shaping Ancient Greek civilization. From the bustling markets of Athens to ...

Many of us will be celebrating Easter on March 31st this year and are already shopping for Easter basket stuffers and gifts. The same isn’t true for folks who follow the Orthodox calendar, however. In ...

St. Nicholas Opa!Fest Greek Festival returns on its 30th year of celebrations for a 3-day weekend of authentic Greek foods, dances and traditions. The festival is the largest celebration in Metro ...

All traditions are human inventions that last briefly or, sometimes, forever. Some of those innovations are extremely useful, and last, others vanish, only to be replaced by better alternatives. We ...

As they said on a huge banner at the local Greek festival, “Today we are all Greek.” Earlier this month I went with my friend, Mary, to this annual fest. As we arrived the music was playing. The band ...

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 ...

From eating grapes to smashing pomegranates and hanging onions, here's a look at some new year traditions from around the ...

Correspondent photo / Brandon Cantwell The Filarakia (translates to “friends”) served as the primary musical entertainment at the 38th annual Summerfest on Saturday. ...Correspondent photo / Brandon ...

Marking the 100th anniversary of Mikis Theodorakis’ birth, this tribute reflects on his life, music, resistance and global ...

How was the great English playwright William Shakespeare influenced by ancient Greece, and how did he come to know about its ...