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...
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...
May 13, 2023 | Culture and tradition
Mother’s Day – Η γιορτή της μητέρας Mother means … Mother means so many things. It is really difficult to define the words mother and mom. The Greek word for mother is μαμά, μητέρα και μανούλα. Mother does play a vital role in kids, children and...
