Customs & Traditions

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Distinguished EPITAFIOS in Athens
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Some of you are going to be in Athens during Easter, so we thought it would be nice if you knew where to find the most picturesque and traditional EPITAFIOS …

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MY EASTER SMELLS OF …
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Easter for me has very specific smells that bring back memories from my childhood.

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The Greek Lenten Table

Thinking of Lent as a period of culinary significance might seem ironic–after all the Fast is meant as a period of spiritual and physical cleansing…

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Carnival or Apokries in Greece
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This festival dates back to Dionyssus,
the ancient Greek god of wine and fun …

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Enlightenment: more needed than ever !
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Today we are celebrating the Sanctification of the Water,
or the Epiphany or Fota …

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The triumph of shadows
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Exhibition-dedication to the Greek Shadow Theater,
seen through the work of Karaghiozis master Kostas Manos…

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Greek Dance theatre of Dora Stratou
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we want to take you to the Greek Dance theatre of Dora Stratou to see one of the most original and authentic performances of Greek dances…

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the tradition of VASILOPITA
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Today we are going to tell you about the Greek tradition of VASILOPITA, the cake we cut and share on New Year’s Eve or Day. The vasilopita is usually a cake with a coin inside it.

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“Kalin imeran archondes” (“good day Lords”)
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If someone rings your doorbell early in the morning of 24, 31 December or 5 January, don’t think it’s a naughty neighbor determined to wake you up, it will probably be children singing the “calanda”, the Greek Christmas carols

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