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Why not try something different this summer? Greece is well known for its picturesque islands, sparkling blue sea, cloudless azure skies and endless sunny days but there is more; so much more. Visit...
How did Greek Carnival originate? The Greek Orthodox Church rather try to play down the goings on of Greek Carnival, all this bawdiness is not seemly. As with many Christian celebrations, Saint Valentine’s...
March means spring is just around the corner bringing with it this marvelous Greek tradition; the wearing of the “March bracelet” called the martis, or martenitsa, so called after the month of...
There’s a Greek connection to everything and it seems it’s no coincidence that St.Valentine’s Day fell in the ancient Greek month of Gamelion (February), the month of love, lust and marriage! Not...
All countries and cultures have their own customs, traditions and superstitions, some happen to have more than others, take Greece for example, here are just a few weird Greek superstitions which make a...
In Heaven as on Earth things didn’t inevitably run smoothly. There’s invariably that one entity who considers himself superior to others, so it was with Lucifer. Lucifer was originally created by God as...
“Oxi” Day, “No” Day, 28th October, is the day when Greece and Greeks everywhere remember the courage of the Greeks who had the strength and determination to say “OXI”- no, to the...
Greece is positively enchanting but when beheld under the full moon of August, it is transformed into something truly magical. Why the August full moon? This full moon, known as the sturgeon...
15 August, Assumption Day, Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, in Greek: “Dekapentavgoustos” and “Koimmisis Tis Theotokou”, is the third most important religious celebration in Greece,...
The Vasilopita takes its name from Saint Basil (Vassilios) of Caesarea, whose name day is celebrated on the first of January; New Year’s Day. Legend has it that Saint Basil (330...
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