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...
New Year’s Eve in Ancient Times
Celebrating the advent of the New Year was among the most universal pagan traditions. Credit: Greek Reporter New Year’s Eve was celebrated ...
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 ...
Family Donates Organs of Young American Woman Injured in Crete
A registered organ donor in the U.S., the 33-year-old woman who was critically injured while hiking on Crete last week was pronounced brain ...
Snow Reaches Athens’ North As Cold Front Impacts Greece
Hellenic Police has ordered that all types of vehicles must be fitted with snow tires or chains in affected areas of Greece during snowy we...
Epirus Trail: The Greek Mountain Adventure of Culture, History and Beauty
credit: wikimedia commons / Kostas Tsobanoglou CC BY 4.0 The Epirus Trail which boasts an initial length of 370 km (230 miles), is a mounta...
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...
Christmas and New Year’s Carols From All Over Greece
“Kalanta,” Nikiforos Lytras, 1872. Greek Christmas and New Year’s carols are incredibly diverse and bring some tradition to the holiday seas...
Three Kings’ Gifts to Jesus 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...
Mount Athos: A Monastic Community Where Time Stands Still
The monastery of Saint Dionysios at Mount Athos. Credit: Fingalo , CC BY-SA 2.0 de /Wikipedia commons Mount Athos , referred to in Greek as...
A Walk Through Crete, Birthplace of the Minoans
Agriomandra Gorge, Crete. Credit: Tony Cross The only way to truly appreciate the beauty and majesty of the landscape of Crete is to walk t...
Old and New Christmas Traditions in Greece
The Christmas tradition of the ”Karavaki” in Greece is deeply rooted in the folkways of a country with a symbiotic relationship with the se...
Ten Dishes to Add That Greek Flavor to Your Christmas Dinner
Greek dishes are the perfect addition to your Christmas table. Credit: Greek Reporter Greece is a country with deep religious traditions, ...
Karagiozis: The Puppet that Entertained Generations of Greek Children
A Greek shadow puppet theater in downtown Athens displaying a giant cutout of Karagiozis to the left of the door. Credit: Aeleftherios /Wiki...
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