ATHENS, Greece — Christmas concerts and other events have been canceled in Greece under new restrictions announced Thursday that include a general mask mandate for outdoors and all public areas.

In Greece, caroling season runs through the Orthodox Christian holiday known as the Epiphany, celebrated on Jan. 6. Traditionally, children go door-to-door, playing the triangle and singing songs ...

A couple hugs each other in front of an illuminated Christmas tree at Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece, on Nov. 23, 2023. The holiday season kicked off in Athens with a tree lighting ceremony on ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The bulk of Greece's lockdown measures will remain in place over the Christmas period although bookshops and hairdressers can reopen next week and the quarantine on ...