November 12, 2021
FEATURED, Lifestyle, Society
The UNESCO has designated Thessaloniki as a City of Gastronomy. It is the first Greek city to receive this title which is part of the Creative Cities Network. On 8 November, UNESCO unveiled the newest members of its Creative Cities Network. Created in 2004, this network seeks to promote the …
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November 12, 2021
FEATURED, Lifestyle, Society
The city of Athens got its first-ever Japanese garden, which is located in Nereidon Park on Michalakopoulou Street, near the National Gallery. A ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the project, which is part of the Athens Municipality’s “Adopt Your City” programme, was held on Wednesday. The Athens Japanese …
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October 30, 2021
Lifestyle, Society
Greece is setting clocks back from summer to winter time in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 31, 2021. At 4 o’ clock a.m. clocks will automatically show 3 a.m. or will be set manual accordingly. It is should be recalled that the European Union was planning to end …
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May 17, 2021
Lifestyle
Written exams for the naturalization of foreign residents started on Sunday with a total of 2,465 people to have registered for the first exams to obtain the Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalization (PEGP). Most of the candidates are of Albanian descent, there are also candidates from Romania, Russia, Ukraine, …
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April 29, 2021
FEATURED, Lifestyle, Society
When in Greece… exchange Easter wishes like a Greek! Easter wishes are a bit complicated and depend on whether they are exchanged before of after Jesus Resurrection. In the average Greeks wish Καλό Πάσχα! Kalo Pascha! Happy Easter! from Palm Sunday until Good Wednesday or Good Thursday. From Good Thursday …
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January 11, 2021
Lifestyle, Uncategorized
An International Greek Ancestry Conference is to take place virtually on January 29-31, 2021. The conference will be live-streamed, while attendance is free of charge. Ancestry is the first digital platform created to meet the specific research needs of people of Greek descent and those interested in Greek archival records. …
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November 22, 2020
FEATURED, Lifestyle
I needed to watch just a few seconds from a video featuring 86-year-old Giorgos Hatziparaskos from Crete making phyllo pastry the old, traditional way to have vivid flashbacks from my childhood: Me walking with my grandma three blocks away from our home to buy hand-made phyllo for baklava. We would …
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October 17, 2020
Lifestyle
The Greek right thinks at 68% that it is necessary to believe in God in order to be a good person. 36% of the Greek left believes the same. This is the result of a survey conducted by Pew Research Center in 15 countries and in which people’s thoughts on …
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August 26, 2020
Lifestyle
Deputy mayor of Thessaloniki Haris Aidonopoulos underwent a xematiasma procedure during a teleconference of the Municipal Council on Monday. While his assistant was mumbling the spell against the evil eye thus making the sign of the cross over the face of the troubled man, the conference camera was on, recording …
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June 25, 2020
FEATURED, Lifestyle
Greek actor Renos Charalabidis made a breathtaking suggestion with aν utterly high symbolism. Ahead of the celebrations for the 200 years after the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire in 1821, he suggested that all Greeks grow a mustache – probably to look like the heroes of the great Greek …
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May 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Lifestyle
Holding their white Easter candles, faithful Greeks flocked to the churches on Tuesday night to join the service for Jesus Resurrection, forty days after Easter. They were deeply touched to be allowed to receive the Holy Fire and chant “Christ is Risen” again in or outside a place of worship. …
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May 26, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Lifestyle
Churches in Greece will celebrate again Jesus Resurrection on Tuesday, May 26, and the faithful will be able to receive the Holy Fire, something they could not do on Easter Saturday in April due to the pandemic lockdown. According to a circular issued by the Church of Greece, the Archdiocese …
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April 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Lifestyle
Away from the churches and amid strict lockdown restrictions, Greeks celebrated Jesus Resurrection on their balconies, holding white candles and watching thousands of fireworks illuminating the night sky. On Easter Sunday, they stayed at home enjoying the traditional Easter table in narrow family circle without relatives and friends. The government …
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April 18, 2020
Lifestyle, Society
When in Greece… exchange Easter wishes like a Greek! Easter wishes are a bit complicated and depend on whether they are exchanged before of after Jesus Resurrection. In the average Greeks wish Καλό Πάσχα! Kalo Pascha! Happy Easter! from Palm Sunday until Good Wednesday or Good Thursday. From Good Thursday …
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April 16, 2020
Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Holy Week and closed churches is the biggest challenge for Greece’sGreeks in this coronavirus year. While the religious services are being held behind closed doors, the faithful have to stay at home and find pleasure in listening to the beautiful hymns of Holy Week through the television, radio or internet. …
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March 2, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Lifestyle
A bakery in Patras baked a super Lagana, the unleavened flatbread Greeks traditionally eat on Clean Monday. The proud piece of bread made of flour and water weights 60 kilos and is 4 meters high. Baker Pavlos said that the huge Lagana is a remedy against the …coronavirus. Greeks celebrate …
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February 20, 2020
Lifestyle
Tsiknopempti in Greece: BBQ grills are on fire and the smoke rises in the sky. Charcoals are set on fire as early as possible and pieces of meat are laid on the racks. The day calls for the glorification of port: chunks on skewer, chops, pancetta slices, sausages. But also …
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February 5, 2020
Lifestyle
Meditation techniques for children to deal with stress situations? The Greek Church does not approve them. The Metropolis of Halkida reacted to the MindUp meditation and anti-stress seminars organized by Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn on the island of Skiathos. “Devotion to God” takes all stress away, the Greek clergy ruled …
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February 4, 2020
Lifestyle
The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in Greece has decided to take a clear position on abortion; an issue that has triggered uproar among the Greek society in recent weeks. In a statement issued on Tuesday, country’s top clergy stated that “abortion is murder.” “The Holy Synod took into …
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January 30, 2020
Lifestyle
Ηealthy eating, weight control, abstinence from smoking and alcohol and regular exercise: the Greek government and the Prime Minister are determine to teach Greeks health living, good prevention and discipline. According to state-run news agency amna, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis underlined during a cabinet meeting: “prevention is very important and …
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