Mar 24, 2024 | Pre - Easter period in Greece
Kyra – Sarakosti, an old Greek custom How does she look like? What does she symbolize? Kyra – Sarakosti is an old Greek custom. Housewives used dough to make Kyra-Sarakosti when the period of the Great Lent began. The recipe was simple. It was the bread...
Mar 15, 2024 | Carnival season
Fat Thursday in Greece – The customs of Fat Thursday Fat Thursday is the second Thursday of the Lenten period. This year, 2024, it fell on Thursday, March, 7. Fat Thursday is always eleven days before the Clean Monday of the Greek Orthodox Christians. What does...
Mar 6, 2024 | Culture and tradition
What does March symbolize? Customs and traditions of the first month of spring March in antiquity March is the first month of spring. The word March comes from the word Mars. Mars was the God of War for the Romans and the God Ares for the Ancient Greeks. In the...
Feb 27, 2024 | Pre - Easter period in Greece
The period of the Lenten Triodion – Η περίοδος του Τριωδίου «Καλό Τριώδιο» What is the period of the Lenten Triodion? The period of the Triodion is the pre – Lenten period before the Easter Sunday. This period lasts ten (10) weeks. During this period, the...
Feb 20, 2024 | Language skills
Ways to improve your listening skills in Greek 1/ Listen to the texts and dialogues you have covered during your Greek courses The textbooks have one CD with the texts and dialogues of the topics you have covered during your courses. You can listen to them as many...
