The Christmas tree, a beloved symbol of the holiday season, has a fascinating journey into Greek tradition. Introduced by ...

Did the date of December 25 for Christmas really come from pagan tradition, as some modern sources claim? This article ...

Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.

The Byzantine imperial court celebrated Christmas with ceremonies and feasts in the capital of Constantinople.

Archaeologists have recently publicized the earliest known evidence of Christianity north of Italy, calling the discovery one ...

Chrysaphia Sini, a retired weaver, speaks of how amazing the minds of the women who were to create these weavings in the past. They didn’t have the same information and access as the women do today.

The metro system in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki opened Saturday featuring driverless trains, and tens of thousands of people braved blustery, rainy weather to wait outside the stations ...

Swan Hellenic’s SH Diana had to cancel a visit to Antarctica due to technical issues with one of its engines. After departing from South Africa on Nov. 13, 2024, the 2023-built vessel is offering a 20 ...

Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...

The process is expected to conclude in early 2025 Eurobank, already holding a majority stake in Hellenic Bank, is set to complete a full acquisition in a deal worth approximately €1.2 billion ...