US President Joe Biden Issues Greek Independence Day Proclamation
US President Joe Biden has issued a proclamation marking Greek Independence Day as a national day of celebration of democracy. Credit: Wash...
Greek Folk Songs from the 1821 Revolution
“Episode from the Greek War of Independence ,” Eugene Delacroix, 1856. In the collection of the National Gallery of Greece . Public Domain ...
Hot-air Balloons Capture the Spectacular Peach Blossoms of Imathia, Greece
The peach orchards transform the Imathia region of Greece into a pink wonderland. Credit: George Vergados In the region of Imathia in nort...
How the Greek War of Independence Inspired Philhellenes Around the World
“The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi” by Theodoros Vryzakis. Credit: Public Domain The 1821 Greek War of Independence erupted into ...
Why Orthodox and Catholic Easter are on Different Dates
Greek Orthodox and Western Easter will never coincide after 2700. Public Domain/Wikipedia Orthodox and Catholic Easter are usually set on ...
The Gambling Legend That Was Nick the Greek
The Gambling Legend That Was Nick the Greek. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain “Nick the Greek” will forever be remembered as one of ...
Why Greeks Fly Kites on Clean Monday
Tradition dictates that Athenians go to Filopapou Hill to fly kites on Clean Monday. Credit: Huhu Uet /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY 3.0 Kathara...
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