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...
Vasilopita Recipe: Greek New Year’s Cake
Vasilopita is a cake with a lucky coin inside traditionally consumed on New Year’s Eve in Greece . Credit: Nostimo The story of the Greek ...
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...
Kalikantzaroi: The Greek Goblins that Run Wild at Christmas
Kalikantzaroi sawing at the Tree of Life. Credit: Circe2018/Twitter From Christmas Day until the Feast of the Epiphany, on January 6, Greek...
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...
The Three Kings’ Gifts to Jesus are Preserved on Holy Mount Athos
The Gifts of the three Kings (Biblical Magi) at the St. Paul Monastery on Mt. Athos. Credit: George Malkov/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 A...
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 ...
The Greek Village Where Christians and Muslims Live in Harmony
In this village live most of the 1,500 Muslims of the island. Credit: Public Domain Platani is a beautiful village on the Greek island of K...
Subscribe to:
Posts
(
Atom
)
