ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Inside Greece’s Orthodox churches, candles are a symbol of faith and simplicity, slender and traditionally made of beeswax, and placed in large candleholders filled with sand.

Orthodox Christian believers observed Easter on Sunday, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an ...

With Western Easter just past and Greek Easter two weeks away, this is the busiest time of the year for the Paspalas family’s candlemaking business, Athenian Candle Co. It’s also the most cherished ...

ATHENS, Greece — Inside Greece’s Orthodox churches, candles are a symbol of faith and simplicity, slender and traditionally made of beeswax, and placed in large candleholders filled with sand. Outside ...

An employee holds candles that resemble COVID-19 test kits, vaccination syringes at a store in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Greeks celebrate Easter with other Orthodox Christians on ...