Tasos Kokkinidis

Christmas Day is celebrated around the world, but the ways it is observed vary greatly depending on cultural, religious, and regional traditions. While rooted in Christianity as a commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the holiday has evolved into a global celebration that often blends religious and secular customs.

The Massacre of the Innocents is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew, in which King Herod orders the execution of all male children in Bethlehem under the age of two in an attempt to kill the newborn Jesus.

The Greek queen of Egypt Cleopatra is associated with a very public love affair with Roman leader Julius Caesar apart from her glamorous beauty routines, deadly snake bites, and lavish banquets.

A mysterious inscription on an ancient Sphinx that puzzled scientists for decades has finally been deciphered as Greek writing.

Archaeologists near Bulgaria's southeastern border with Greece uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig last summer.

The year 2024 witnessed the passing of numerous Greeks who made profound contributions to the country's cultural, political, and social spheres.

Authorities in Egypt have arrested two men for attempting to steal hundreds of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts from the bottom of the sea, the country's interior ministry said in a Monday statement.

A weather front, dubbed Elena, is hitting Greece , bringing intense cold, heavy rainfall, and snow to mountain regions.

Renowned for their ominous forecasts, the so-called prophets of doom, mystic Baba Vanga and famed astrologer Nostradamus, have shared their predictions for the year 2025—and the outlook is far from encouraging

The grant opening of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), which became the center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity for nearly a millennium, was held on December 27, 537 AD.