While the core religious rituals continued unchanged from the Byzantine tradition, historical accounts shed light on how the great feast day of Easter was experienced, expressed and remembered during the often dour era of Ottoman rule

I’ve had the pleasure of learning all the secrets of authentic kokoretsi from professional friends in the region of Roumeli. This classic delicacy is expertly prepared year-round—not just at Easter—by specialists like Giorgos Dervenis from Galaxidi, who has truly mastered the craft.

A homely, holiday twist of our weekly "things to see/do/eat"!

Because every November and December, thousands of city slickers leave their mod cons behind and descend on their ancestral villages for the arduous—and once misunderstood—olive harvest