The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Holding wooden crosses, Orthodox Christian pilgrims marked Good Friday in the Old City of Jerusalem. During ...

Orthodox Easter ... his burial on Friday. On Good Friday, also called “Great Friday” in Cyprus, people bring flowers to church in the morning to decorate “epitafios” that represent the buried Christ.