On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples’ feet,…
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There is a myriad of varying Greek wedding traditions depending on the area of Greece. From Epirus’s love of klarina (clarinets) and dancing the tsamiko, to guns firing, here is a look at some of the wonderful traditions that we love about Greek weddings.
The monastery of Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou is located in Lykovrisi, Attica. Set in peaceful surroundings,…
It comes as no surprise that Corfu is again the top destination for the Easter…
April Fools Day is widely celebrated in Greece. There are references to the day in…
A 16-storey office tower, a 12-storey, 150-room high-end hotel and a new auditorium housing a…
The Orthodox Church of Greece has announced yoga as “absolutely incompatible” with Christianity and not…
The Annunciation (or Evangelismos in Greek) of the Theotokos is one of the Great Feasts…
In honour of Greek National Day, Richard Marles MP, Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party, gave an address yesterday at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia to commemorate 201 years of the Greek Australian Friendship. Amongst those in attendance for this special event were His Eminence Archbishop Makarios and Bill Papastergiadis President of the Greek Community of Melbourne.
Visiting folk museums that present how houses and other spaces were set up in the…
Ahead of the Sonny Bill Williams v Barry Hall boxing clash on March 23 in Sydney, Wide World of Sports takes time out to speak to WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight title holder George ‘Ferocious’ Kambosos Jr., who has a big announcement coming up.
Interior designer and architect Alessia Demetz is founder and CEO at Alesya de Monaco – a new private membership club where high-valued individuals have access to the most exclusive private collections beloved by royalty.
The race for equality. “I didn’t want to prove anything. I just wanted to run,” she says.
Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) is the first day of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox…
Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles was built in 1952, in what was…
Ask Greeks when is their favourite time of year and the answer for many will…
Today marks the end of “Tyrini” the week where Greeks worldwide enjoyed loads of cheese…
Athens is not famous for its multitude of parks and green spaces, although there is…
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece, is pleased to announce its new English Medical Degree programme (MD), exclusively for international students.
Although celebrated throughout Greece, nobody celebrates ‘Clean Monday’ quite like the residents of Galaxidi who hold an annual ‘flour war’ or alevromoutzouromata (flour smudging), whereby all and sundry flock to the streets armed with sacks of ‘ammunition’ such as colourfully dyed flour, soot and confetti.