Ancient Greek winter solstice festivals such as Haloa and Poseidon’s month blended astronomy, fertility rites, and the divine ...

Ancient Greek women had their own festival, Haloa, where they honored three deities with drinking, dirty jokes, and huge ...

Performed in the annual Dionysia festivals, tragic drama was a central tradition of Ancient Greece, a method of both ...

ATHENS, Greece — For visitors to Athens, the ancient Odeon of Herod Atticus is the must-see theater at the foot of the Acropolis. Artists revere it for the majestic stage where legends have performed.

Athens named World’s Leading City Break Destination 2025! Explore ancient wonders, vibrant nightlife, rooftop bars, festivals ...

Greece is often pictured as a sun-drenched summer paradise, but visiting during the winter months offers an entirely different, equally enchanting experience. The crowds thin, prices drop, and the ...

The oldest recorded festival was celebrated in Ancient Mesopotamia, on the fourth day of the month of Nisan, the first month of the Babylonian year, around 3000 BCE. Called Akitu, it lasted 12 days ...

ALBANY — The St. Sophia Greek Festival is back. Running May 16-18, the event features Greek music, dancing, food and more — and it just might be an ideal follow-up for those who didn’t quite get their ...