A mother in Chaniotis, Halkidiki, says a hieromonk visited her child's primary school this October and went through all ...

A mother in Chaniotis, Halkidiki, says a hieromonk visited her child's primary school this October and went through all six classes, one by one, interrupting lessons to speak against Halloween. She claims parents received no advance notice and the visit was never approved by the Ministry of Education, the Institute of Educational Policy, or the regional Primary Education Directorate. According to the mother, the monk handed out leaflets to pupils that read, among other things, "I don't choose fear, I celebrate the light. I say no to Halloween, I embrace the truth." She says she only found out what had happened when her child started waking up with nightmares in the nights that followed. The mother told reporters it took two days for her child to sleep properly again, after the child became convinced that death would find it and that it had committed sins. She alleges the visit was arranged solely on the initiative of the school principal, without any authorisation from education authorities. The story was first reported by voria.gr and picked up by iefimerida in October 2026. It is not yet known whether the principal or the regional education directorate have responded to the allegations. #Greece #Halkidiki #Education