Greek Orthodox Christians get anointed with holy ... walking around the church together holding lit candles. The tomb is then placed in an elevated position at the entrance to the church.

The Greek Orthodox Church on Wednesday accused Israeli ... and emerges with two lit candles. He passes the flame among thousands of people holding candles, gradually illuminating the walls of ...

Easter, according to the calendar of the Greek Orthodox Church, was celebrated yesterday, and the day was ushered in with special impressive Easter services that began before midnight on Saturday.

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III exits the Aedicule of the Holy Sepulcher on May 4, 2024, in Jerusalem, showing the faithful the two candles just lit from the oil lamp that is believed ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, left, light candles for Christian pilgrims during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to ...

The customary candle lighting is a reference to Christ ... the spiritual leader of all the Greek Orthodox churches in North America, left, applauds during the opening remarks of the 2023 ...

While most Christian countries will celebrate Easter Sunday today – April 9 – in 2023, many nations that primarily observe Orthodox Christianity ... Many buy candles which they take home.

Some will attend midnight mass in Sydney's east, where they will light candles to mark the Resurrection ... which are synonymous with Greek Orthodox Easter. "We start the feast with avgolemono ...

On Saturday, after the lamp was lit the Greek Orthodox patriarch emerged from the tomb and lit bundles of 33 candles (a number representing the age of Christ at the time of his crucifixion and ...