Ancient Greek Origins of Saint Valentine’s Day
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...
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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...
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...
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The word aphrodisiac has its roots in Ancient Greek and derives from the name of the Greek Goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, who, according to Greek mythology, was born from the sea,...
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The Greek climate is ideal for growing herbs, which are to be found in abundance, flourishing on mountain sides and green meadows where they grow naturally. When walking through the beautiful countryside of...
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,...
One of the marvelous things about living in Greece is that I get to celebrate Christmas twice. Greeks do celebrate Christmas on 25th December but as a celebration of the birth of Jesus...
The practice of decorating sailing boats with Christmas lights, a fabulous Greek Christmas tradition, is making a comeback. More often than not these Christmas boats are seen on the islands, where the habit...
The pomegranate, a rosy-hued fruit, bursting with plentiful, ruby-red, jewel-like seeds, are the oldest cultivated fruit, dating back to 3000 B.C. where they first appeared in Persia, before spreading to India, North...