Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. The Arabic term “Eid al-Fitr” means, literally, “feast of breaking the fast”. It is the first day following the disciplined time of fasting ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Pentecost is the final celebration of the seven-week Easter period. According to Christian belief, Pentecost commemorates the day that the ...

Orthodox Pentecost is a national holiday in Cyprus and is also observed by the more than 250 million Orthodox believers around the world. Aside from Easter, Pentecost is the highest feast on the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. The word ‘Ochi’ simply means ‘No’. It is the word Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas used in 1940 to Mussolini’s spokesperson when asked ...

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Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. This holiday celebration is a full mix of culture, religious beliefs, and superstitions. There are many contrasts in Cyprus during the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Most people in Moldova speak Romanian, which is why the holiday was originally called “Romanian Language Day”. But Moldovan being a special ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. After years of repression of all religions in Albania, during its dark decades of Communist rule, both Christianity and Islam have ...

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Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. People in North Macedonia start preparing and getting excited about the coming of the new year from 1 December onward. They go shopping for ...