Vasilopita and the Lucky Coin: A Greek Custom to Welcome the New Year
Vasilopita, Greek New Year’s cake. Credit: Greek Reporter The story of the Greek Orthodox custom of the Vasilopita, or the New Year’s cake ...
Podariko: Why Greeks Select Who Sets Foot First in the House on New Year
The first person to enter the house in the New year is really important for the Greeks. Public Domain One of the oldest customs Greeks foll...
New Year’s Eve in Ancient Times
Celebrating the advent of the New Year was among the most universal pagan traditions. Credit: Greek Reporter New Year’s Eve was celebrated ...
Who Were the 20,000 Christian Martyrs of Nicomedia?
A Byzantine depiction of the Martyrs of Martyrs of Nicomedia. Public Domain On December 28, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the deat...
Mystery of Exceptional Sound at Greece’s Epidaurus Theater Solved
The Theater at Epidaurus. Credit: Hansueli Krapf /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 3.0 The ancient mystery of the great sound quality at the a...
Why Pistachios From Greek Island of Aegina are the Best
Pistachios from Aegina are considered to be the best in the world. Credit: Assianir/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 3.0 The Greek island of Aeg...
The Shortest Flight in Greece Takes Less Than 5 Minutes
Credit: T ilemahos Efthimiadis / flickr CC BY NC 2.0 Greece was the country that held the title for having the shortest flight in the wor...
Christopsomo: Bread Meets Fine Art at the Greek Christmas Table
Christopsomo is one of the most complicated of all of Greece ’s traditional desserts for Christmas. Credit: Screenshot/Youtube Christopsomo...
How Melomakarona and Kourabiedes Got Their Names
Melomakarona. Credit: DellaPorta/Twitter Melomakarona and kourabiedes are two words which, for Greek people, embody Christmas itself. They ...
Nude on the Parthenon: Nelly’s Daring Photos Banned by Facebook
Her avant-garde pictures of nude Mona Paeva on the Parthenon were published in the French magazine Illustration de Paris. Credit: Benaki Mus...
7 Cities in Turkey of Great Greek Heritage
Seven Cities in Turkey of Great Greek Heritage. Credit: Dimosthenis Vasiloudis/GreekReporter Turkey was once full of Greek cities which wer...
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