Yiayia
Culture
Eight Things Greek Grandmothers Will Never Stop Saying
You have most likely had many lengthy conversations with your Greek grandmothers, aka yiayias, and you have probably—at one time or another—felt like you were losing your mind.
Common sense gets thrown out the door along with reality, and oftentimes,...
Culture
108-Year-Old Greek Yiayia Prays For the Whole World Every Day
At 108 years of age, a Greek yiayia, or grandmother, named Anthi Katsouli stands in her yard every single day and prays for the entire world.
Born in the village of Katarraktis in the region of Arta in Epirus in...
Culture
Battle of the Grandmas: Greek Yiayia vs Italian Nonna
Italians and Greeks have a lot in common culturally with some twists and if you happen to be a mixture of Greek and Italian blood lines, that means you are dealing with both your Greek yiayia and Italian nonna—so,...
Greece
Eight Traditional Remedies From Wise Greek Grandmothers
Greek grandmothers, or "yiayias," in their accumulated wisdom and vast experience, have been known to use homemade remedies for millennia.
Greece
Eight Greek Homemade Remedies that Work Wonders
Greek grandmothers, or "yiayias," in their accumulated wisdom and vast experience, have been known to use homemade remedies for millennia.
Greece
Iconic Grandmother Who Fed Refugee Baby on Lesvos Passes Away
Greece's iconic grandmother, or "yiayia," Efstratia Mavrapidou, who took care of refugees on the Greek island of Lesvos years ago, passed away at the age on 96 on Tuesday.
The grandmother was beloved not only on Lesvos but across Greece,...
Culture
How Greek Are You? Take The Quiz
Growing up Greek outside of Greece sets you apart from others, like it or not. There are just so many things that define Greeks and growing up in a typical Greek family.
You think you are Greek and up on...
Culture
Greek PM Mitsotakis Gets an Earful from Yiayias of Astypalaia
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis landed in hot water in the Greek island of Astypalaia on Wednesday during his visit
Australia
“Yiayia Next Door” Given Ticket to Visit Family in Greece (video)
The "Yiayia Next Door," the elderly Greek-Australian woman whose generosity to her next-door neighbors Daniel and Luke Mancuso went viral earlier this year on Instagram, has now been given tickets to visit her family back in Greece.
"Nina," aka "The Yiayia...
Australia
Lucky Australian Documents Easy Life Living Next to a Greek Yiayia (video)
A Melbourne resident is enjoying an easy domestic life, as he has been constantly fed for years by a Greek yiayia (Greek for "grandma") who is his next-door neighbor.
The man, named Daniel, has been documenting on Instagram the almost-daily offers...