The slight strengthening of the winds (according to the EMY, they reach 7 Beaufort in the south) causes minor problems for ship itineraries, mainly in the Argosaronicos. According to the Hellenic Coast Guard, after the captain’s calendar entry, the routes of aero 2 Highspeed at 12:30 noon for Aegina-Agistri and return, of aero 1 at … Read more
They were arrested, in the context of the autoforo, at Koropi by OPKE police officers of the Attica Security Directorate, 3 minor citizens, aged 16 and 15, for violating the legislation on flares and fireworks. In addition, according to ERT, 3 parents of the defendants were also arrested for neglecting the supervision of a minor. … Read more
GSEE has published a guide to the rights of workers who will be working during the Easter holidays. The guide deals with the wages to which they are entitled, working hours, rest days, Collective Labor Agreements and labor regulations, which determine working conditions. As it states: Good Friday (3-5-2024) is mandatory half-time for shops. According … Read more
© pixabay/pixundfertig On May 3, Eastern Christians celebrate Good Friday. This is the most strict day of Holy Week, preceding the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ or Easter. YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED It is believed that it was on this day that Christ was crucified on Golgotha. People believed that on this day one … Read more
How to read the prayer on Maundy Thursday On Maundy Thursday, believers commemorate the last Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the apostles, when the Savior washed the feet of his disciples and showed an example of brotherly love and humility. On the same day, the rite of the Eucharist was established – Holy Communion … Read more
By Holy Wednesday, May 1, employers must pay the Easter gift to private sector workers. This year’s Easter gift will be increased for minimum wage earners. All employees employed in the private sector with an open-ended or fixed-term, full-time or part-time dependent work relationship with any employer have the right to this. Civil servants, as … Read more
April 28, 2024, 00:30 © Vasily Artyushenko, ZN.UA On April 28, Christians of the Eastern rite celebrate the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem or Palm Sunday. This holiday does not have a fixed date because it depends on the date of Easter. After it, believers begin Holy Week, which ends with … Read more
Changes in the Easter consumption and eating habits of Greeks reflect the results of a survey by the Consumer Goods Retail Research Institute conducted in March 2024 with a sample of 800 consumers from all over Greece. Specifically, one in four households will travel outside urban centers for Easter, family tables will be smaller with … Read more
From tomorrow, April 22, 2024 until May 4, 2024, the “Godfather’s Basket” comes into effect, while correspondingly from April 24, 2024 until May 4, 2024, the “Easter Basket”. It is reminded that the “Lent Basket” is also valid until May 4. The “Easter Basket” is an extension of the “Household Basket”, as four new categories … Read more
On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, April 21, 2024, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Mary of Egypt for the 2nd time in the year. For this year, today’s, second celebration in Lent, coincided with the first in the month of April and in fact with only twenty days difference. Hosia Mary of Egypt is … Read more