Oct 14, 2025 | Culture and tradition
Grape harvest is …! Grape harvest is the process of collecting grapes from the vine. Greeks collect grapes for two basic reasons: selling them, if they are producers and producing wine, if they are wine growers. The harvest period starts in September and...
Jul 8, 2025 | Culture and tradition
How do the Greeks celebrate their Saints in islands? Greeks celebrate and honor their Saints in a special way in islands. There are a lot of Saints’ celebrations during the summer. The biggest and the most bright is the Virgin’s Mary Dormitory, August, 15th. What...
Feb 25, 2025 | Culture and tradition
Celebrating the Clean Monday What is the Clean Monday? Clean Monday is a symbolic day for the Orthodox Christians. Clean Monday or Pure Monday is a national and religious celebration during which the Orthodox believers clean themselves from sins and eat fasting food....
Feb 4, 2025 | Culture and tradition
Who are the Three Hierarchs? The Three Hierarchs are supposed the great teachers of Christianity and Hellenism. Basil the Great, Gregorian the Theologian and Ioannis the Chrisostom are the Fathers of the Church and the Patriarchs of the Orthodox Christians. When do...
Sep 3, 2024 | Culture and tradition
Hospitality, an ancient institution of Greece with religious importance Hospitality has been a basic Greek institution since ancient times. Strangers used to visit houses where they resided for a long time. The compound word “filoxenia” comes from the...
Apr 2, 2024 | Culture and tradition
April’s customs – The first day of April Etymology of the word April The word April derives from the Latin word aperire. The verb aperire means to open. The flowers open, bloom during April. Flowers that bloom in April Some flowers that bloom during this...
