The residents of the Greek town of Galaxidi celebrate the end of the carnival season each year in a very special way. Every year on Clean Monday, people spend the entire day throwing tons of colorful ...

The start of Lent brings fasting, prayers, and almsgiving for Christians around the world, but in many Orthodox cultures, it also signals a deeper kind of cleansing, one that extends beyond the ...

Greece turns colourful in Galaxidi each Clean Monday as the seaside town stages its annual flour war. By midday the coastal road is thick with dyed flour. Residents and visitors throw bags at each ...