Catholic liturgy

Millions of people worldwide are celebrating the main Christian holiday, Easter Sunday.

This year the Orthodox Christian Church and the Catholic Church are celebrating Easter on the same day. The next time when the two Churches share Easter celebrations will not occur until 2025.

On Holy Friday - the worst day of the Son of God - do not celebrate the mass. In the morning in the temple they exported the holy shroud, which reminds wearing the Christ's body to the grave. In the evening takes place the symbolic burial of Christ.

The signs for the tourism sector this Easter are particularly encouraging. Bookings by Greek travelers for trips over the festive season are on the rise, and the flow of arrivals from abroad looks set to strengthen thanks to the fact that the Orthodox and Western Easter holidays share the same dates this year.

Revelers celebrate 'Ash Monday' by participating in a colorful 'flour war,' a traditional festivity marking the end of the carnival season and the start of the 40-day Lent period until the Orthodox Easter, in the port town of Galaxidi, on Monday. [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]

People shop for fresh fish and seafood at Athens's central Varvakeios Market Friday, in preparation for the Clean Monday holiday, which marks the start of Lent ahead of Greek Orthodox Easter on April 16.

As the government loses itself in the dead ends it has created all by itself, we appear to be heading into very dangerous territory.

The seafarers’ union decided to prolong their strike for two more days, during a meeting on Thursday. The new strike begins on Friday at 6am and will last till Sunday morning at 6am. This means the ships will be docked at ports at least till Sunday.

The next edition of the Meet Market takes place at the Romantso venue in central Athens on Saturday, November 12, and Sunday, November 13. The two-day event showcases its customary selection of items created by independent designers, artists and local producers. Doors will be open from 1 to 11 p.m on both days.

BELGRADE - Serbia started celebrating Easter with midnight liturgies between Holy Saturday and Ressurection Sunday, and the Easter liturgy at the Temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade, conducted by Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej, was attended by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic.
    

The weeklong midseason sales begin across Greece on Wednesday, ending on May 10.

This follows a 7 percent annual drop in Easter sales last year, according to National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce head Vassilis Korkidis.

The May sales window usually opens during the month's first 10 days, but this year the first three days coincided with Easter and May Day.