Hot-Air Balloons: A Unique Greek Easter Spectacle
A Spectacular Sight in Easter Sunday in Agios, Loutra Edipsou. Credit: Greek Reporter A spectacular tradition that Greeks have adopted for ...
Why Greeks Crack Red Eggs on Easter
Red eggs are one of the many festive sights during Greek Easter . Credit: Vassilis / CC-BY-SA-2.0 Greeks have been cracking red eggs at Eas...
Lord Byron: The Great Philhellene Who Died for Greece
Portrait of Lord Byron, one of the world’s greatest Philhellenes, by Phillips, 1813. Credit: Public Domain George Gordon, or Lord Byron, on...
Holy Saturday: A Day of Silence, Waiting, and Hope
A mosaic in Hosios Loukas depicts a resurrected Christ descending to Hades. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain As Good Friday’s sorro...
The 20 Most Common Greek Last Names
A local fisherman poses at the iconic windmills of Mykonos Island, Greece . Credit: Greek Reporter/Anastasios Papapostolou Greek last names...
Holy Thursday Commemorates Last Supper in the Greek Orthodox Church
The Last Supper by Valentine de Boulogne (1625-1626). Public Domain Holy Thursday and the Last Supper is the culmination of the Divine Dra...
Rare Maria Callas Video Speaking Greek in Athens Comeback
Greek opera singer Maria Callas in 1958. Credit: CBS Television / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain Greek opera diva Maria Callas had a vo...
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