Yearly Archives: 2022
The Behrakis Wing at Museum of Fine Arts Will Make You Love Greece
The Behrakis Wing at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) established by the generous donation of George Behrakis houses exquisite antiquities that would...
Gambling on New Year’s Eve is a Greek Tradition
Gambling on New Year’s Eve is a Greek tradition as most play cards. According to folklore beliefs dating back to ancient times, the new...
Podariko: Why Greeks Select Who Sets Foot First in the House on New Year
One of the oldest customs Greeks follow with the advent of the New Year is called “podariko”, from the root pod-, or foot, roughly meaning “good foot.”
Millions Around the World Welcome New Year 2023
Millions around the world are welcoming the New Year 2023 in massive celebrations that started at the small Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa...
How the New Year Was Celebrated in Alexander the Great’s Empire
Celebrating the arrival of the New Year is a popular custom around the world, as it has been for thousands of years. We find...
Vasilopita and the Lucky Coin: A Greek Custom to Welcome the New Year
The story of the Greek Orthodox custom of the Vasilopita, or the New Year's cake with a lucky coin inside, began in Asia Minor,...
Betty White: Remembering the Iconic Greek-American Comedienne
Betty White, the irrepressible, iconic Greek-American comedienne, who died exactly a year ago on December 31, 2021, at the age of 99 went to...
Celebrate the New Year in Traditional Greek Style
The city of Athens will welcome the New Year with live music at Syntagma Square on Saturday night and an all-night party with DJs...
A Walk Through Crete, Birthplace of the Minoans
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The only way to truly appreciate the beauty and majesty of the landscape of Crete is to walk through it. There are more walking...
Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies at 95
Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health.
He led...