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Greek Genocide and the Importance of Remembrance Days
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The Greek Parliament has designated May 19th as a day of remembrance for the Genocide of the Greeks of Pontus, the region of Asia Minor.
Diaspora
Greek Genocide Rally Planned Outside Turkish Consulate in L.A.
Greek organizations are urging Greek Americans to join the demonstration to commemorate the Greek Genocide on Wednesday in Los Angeles
Europe
Greek, Armenian Genocide Recognized by the Netherlands
Greek, Armenian and Syriac genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire in the beginning of the 20th century were recognized by the Netherlands earlier in the week.
Greece
Greeks Remember Genocide of Their Ancestors in Pontus
Every year on May 19 Pontic Greeks commemorate one of the darkest pages in Hellenic history, as the date will forever be connected to the genocide of their ancestors at the hands of the Turks.
The Pontic Genocide cost 353,000...
Greece
Greek Yiayia Honored for Learning Pontic Greek Dialect at 92
Maria Sotiriadou, a 92-year old Greek woman living in Thessaloniki, will soon be honored by the University of Macedonia for her dedication to learning the Pontic Greek dialect through a series of classes offered by the University.
Born in June...
Culture
Thousands Gather for Greek Pontic Celebration in Thessaloniki (video)
More than 2,500 dancers participated in a celebration of Greek Pontic culture held on Saturday in Thessaloniki.
The event was organized by the Panpontian Federation of Greece to honor the hundreds of thousands of victims of the Pontian genocide.
Thousands of...
events
Greek President Calls on the World to Recognize Pontian Genocide
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Thursday joined thousands of Pontian Greeks who gathered at the church of Panagia Soumela at Mt. Vermion in northern Greece to celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.
Pavlopoulos attended a memorial service in memory...
Culture
Historic Soumela Monastery in Pontus Reopens
The historic Panagia Soumela Monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary and located in Trabzon in the Black Sea is to reopen its doors to the public on May 25, 2019 after more than three years of restoration work.
The religious...
Culture
Pontic Greek Still Spoken by Thousands in Northern Turkey
Pontic Greek, which closely resembles Ancient Greek still lives on today, in communities near Turkey's Black Sea coast.
events
Pontic Greeks in Thessaloniki Commemorate 100 Years Since Genocide
Hundreds of Pontic Greeks gathered in central Thessaloniki on Wednesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the genocide perpetrated by the Turks upon their ancestors.
The crowd formed a human chain with the letter “G”, for Genocide, and later formed the...