Pentecost

This unique feast is celebrated by both the Eastern and Western Church

Today is All Souls' Day. It is celebrated the day before the great Christian holiday of Pentecost.

By Petros Tatsopoulos

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" or "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back"?

Depending on whether we see the glass half-full or half-empty, we can quote Neil Armstrong or Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin).

Covid-19 pandemic in Greece: 10,528 new infections on Wed.; nine related deaths; 94 intubated patients

The attack took place during a Pentecost Sunday service at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo

Pharmacies around Attica will be shut on Monday due to the Pentecost holiday but shops will remain open, their respective associations said on Friday. 

According to the Attica Pharmacists Association, only duty pharmacies will be open.

The annual Tinos World Music Festival returns for a fifth edition on the Pentecost holiday weekend from Friday, June 2, to Sunday, June 4. This year, the focus of the festival will be on guitars and other string instruments, with artists such as Dimitris Lappas, George Dinakos and Enver Izmailov slated to appear on the first night.

The Monday after Pentecost is the holiday of the Holy Spirit. This year, it coincides with the start of June. In Greece, the day is a public holiday for white-collar workers so, banks and schools are shut though retail stores are open. Hairdressers and barbers are closed, possibly because the spirit is in the head.

The German newspaper Tageszeitung on Thursday headlined an article reading: “Eight days until Greek bankruptcy, the countdown has begun, this time for real”.

“Brussels in the Greek fever once more. Bankruptcy forewarned for weeks (…) did not come over Easter or Pentecost, all eyes are now on June 5th”.

The number of drivers on Greece’s roads was considerably lower over the Pentecost holiday this past long weekend compared to the previous year, according to data from Athens-Lamia and Athens-Corinth national highway toll stations.

Meanwhile, road traffic police set up extra security measures on Monday in view of motorists making their way back to the capital.