LOOTED MANUSCRIPTS FROM GREEK MONASTERY REDISCOVERED IN MANHATTAN

 

A Manhattan auctioneering house has returned 16th century manuscripts to a monastery from where they were looted during World War One.

According to the New York Times were discovered by chance during works that were taking place at the auction house and had been forgoten in a plastic bag for years.

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KARAMANLIS THE LEADER WHO DOMINATED POST WORLD WAR TWO GREECE

 

Konstandinos Karamanlis one of Greece's greatest modern national leaders made his first appearance on the national stage on October 1955 when King Paul apponted him to form a  government following the death of Prime Minister Alexandros Papagos. He was destined to change the future of Greece. 

Karamanlis who died on April 23rd 1998 at the age of 91 was the man chosen to pull Greece out of seven dark years of dictatorship 1974.

He was also to take on the mamooth task of restauring democracy attempting to find unity between Greeks and making Greece the eighth full membber of the European Union in 1986 which was then called the European Economic Communitty. 

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GEORGE KARAIVAGE

George Karaivage was  a Greek journalist specialized in organized crime. He was assaninated on the 9th April 2021.

Born in Drama Greece Karaivage worked for Television Channel Star Channel/He was also founder of the news and site block.

Karaivage was shot and killed near his home in the Athens sueburb Alimos on April 9th 2021. All the Greek parties expressed theit condolences to his family.

The President of the Greek Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou expressed the assassination as a "despcable and cowardly act."

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GREEK APOLLON SMYRNIS CR0WNED WATER-POLO CHAMPION

 

The Greek Water-polo team Apollon Smyrnis has made history by winning the European water-polo champions league a prestigious competition for up-and-coming teams in Europe.  The Athens-based tteam defeated the Soanish team Terrassa 18-14 in the final game which took part in Spain. It was a great victory for Apollon Smyrnis.

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KING CHARLES III THE NEW MONARCH.

At the moment the Queen died the throne passed directly and without ceremony to the heir Charles which was then Prince of Wales. He became a monarch at the age of 73 but there are a number of practical and traditional steps which he insisted to go through to be crowned King.

He was born at Buckingham Palace on the 19th November 1949 and he was 14-years-old when his mother was crowned Queen Elizabeth the second..

Instead of being tutored at the palace his education was changed. He attended Hill Hour in West London, Prepary school at Betrshire and Gordounstone in Eastern Scotland.

He married Lady Diana Spencer Jones at St Paul's Cathedral and they had two sons William and Harry. 

Unfortunately Princess Diana was killed in a car accident and was mourned by the palace and the British people who loved her dearly. 

After years he married Camilla Parker Jones who is now the new Queen, 

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GREEK SCIENTIST SOLVES MYSTERY OF HIDENBURG DISASTER

 The mtstery of the Hidenburg distaster, the distruction of the largest aircraft ever constructed by mankind on May 1937 in Manchester Township New Jersey bafelled scientists for decades.

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THE MYSTERIOUS GIANT OF GREECE'S NAXOS ISLAND

 

An ancient giant statue has been lying on its back for centuries on a hill on the sceinic island of Naxos. 

The Kouros Appolonas or the so-called Colossus of Dionyssos is a 10.7 meters (35 feet) tall unfinished statue of light grey Naxian marble weighing 8 tons. It has never been raised to its full hight for some unkown reason.

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GREEK CHESS TEAM COMES FIRST IN EUROPE AND FIFTH IN THE WORLD,

 

The Greek chess team has become the highest ranked team in Europe and fifth in the word in universirty rankings.  The Greek chess team represented the National Techical University of Athens and Greece in the Kasparov Cup widely considered to be the most important chess championship in university level.

The Kasparov Cup competion was held between Friday, February the 3rd and Sunday, February the 5th It was held virtually on line.

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RECENT POLLS

 Recent polls show NEW DEMOCRACY  5.1 points over SYRIZA

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HUNTING FOR REAL LOCATIONS BEHIND GREEK MYTHS

Greek myths have had a wide influence on the culture, art and literature of  Western civilization and the events occured in real locations.

Why is it that the ancient myths of Greece have not only been able  to survive but continue to have a profound and lasting effect on audiences around the world to this day?

The Olympic Games. still the greatest sports event on the planet. were supposed originally to be held by Hercules to honor Zeus while mythological beasts like the Cyclops, hippogrifins and krackens still rampage the modern blockbusters as the did in the minds of Greek storytellers.  

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ANGISTRI THE GREEK ISLAND PARADISE A STONE'S THROW FROM ATHENS

 Angistri a lush green island has many scenic and unspoilt charms despite its proximity to Athens.

Along with Poros, Agina, Spetses and Hydra it is in the Saronic group of Greek islands which is just a stone's throw away from the Greek capital  

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BARBECUED RIBS

2 kg (4 lbs) baby back pork  ribs

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp garlic powder 

2 tsp paprika

Salt and cracked pepper to taste

1/2 tsp cumen

1/2 tsp Cayenne powder

2 tbsp olive oil

Sauce

2 cups barbecue sauce

3 tsp minced garlic

1 tsp olive oil

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 

1 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 280 C (350 F) and peel off the tough membrane that covers the under side of the ribs.  Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment. 

Combine the sauce ingredients and rub them over the ribs and bake for 1 hour until throughly cooked.  Serve with steamed rice a sprig of laural and a salad of your choice.

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KOUFONISIA ISLANDS THE HIDDEN GREEK PARADISE

 Chora the main village of Koufonisi is a typical Cycladic village with picturesque steets, pristine white houses. and a white windmill. Located in the village center is a church dedicated to Saint George the patron saint of Koufonisia.

The islands also offer excellent opportunities for hiking and discovering all the natural delights they have to offer. 

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HUNTING FOR REAL LOCATION BEHIND GREEK MYTHS

 Greek myths have had a wide influence on the culture, art and literature of Western civilization.and the events rrcountered in them are said to have taken place in real locations.

Why is it that the myths of ancient Greece have managed to survive but continue to have profound and lasting effects on the world to this day?

The Olympic Games still the greatest sporting event on the planet were supposedly originally held by Hercules in honor of Zeus in mythological beasts such as the Cyclops, Hippogriffs and Krakens still rampage in modern blockbusters as they did in the minds of Greek storytellers.  

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SMYRNA DIG REVEALS ANCIENT GREEK AGREECEND ROMAN PAST.

 Archaeological excavations in Smyrna, Turkey have unveiled exciting traces from the ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine periods Hurreyet reports.  

According to the Turkish newspaper excavations at the Smyrna Agora and Theater found a Satyros relief and the body of a Hercules statue. Findings relating to the culture and culinary habits of Smyrna over the centuries also came to light. 

Smyrna was once one of the most illustrious of all ancient Greek cities,one of the centers of Greek settlement in western Anatolia and had a temple dedicated to goddess Athena and the residence of the epic poet Homehe Turkish occupation. 

After the catastrophe of Smyrna by the Ottoman Turks, it remains a hub of cuture in Asia Minor.

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WHEN CLEOPATRA CELEBRATED LOVE ON SAMOS THE MYKONOS OF ANCIENT GREECE

 Cleopatra the Greek Queen of ancient Egypt that a Netflix documentary has recently controversually portaiyed as being black and Mark Antony, the famous Roman general conducted their decadent love affair on the Greek island of Samos in the summer of 32 BC.  

At the time Samos was the Mykonos of today, it was a cosnopolitan island where the rich and famous from all the world visited. especially the Romans.

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GREEK ELECTIONS

 Recent exit polls show that the New Democracy party is much higher than SYRYZA because the Greek citizens are very content  with the government's ruling.

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ANCIENT GREEK LION FROM PIRAEUS NOW ADORNS VENICE'S ARSENAL

 The story of the ancient Greek Piraeus Lion which is now in Venice is one of Greece's long history anceint Greek sculptured masterpieces.and their subsiquent looting which means that many of them are scattered in museums and hstorical sites around the world.  

The imposing lion statue thougt to have been made around 360 BC was the landmark of the ancient Greek port of Peraeus which stood proud in its place at the entrance to the habour until 1687 when it was looted by the Venetian Naval Commander Fransesco Morosini.

It is currently on display at the cathedral of Saint Mark who is Venice's patron saint.

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FIRST GROUP OF GREEKS EVACUATED FROM SUDAN

 The first group of Greeks from Sudan has been evacuated late on Sunday according to the Foreign Ministry in Athens.

It includes a first group, including the two injured evacuated by France and the second group evacuated by Italy. 

The Greeks have been flown to Djibouti where they were received by the Anbasssdor of Greece in Eithiopia and the honourary Coucil in Djibouti.

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WHY WAS THE ANCIENT GREEK CITY OF ADRIANOPOLIS ABANDONED?

 Turkish archaeologists they will soon solve the mystery regarding the abandoment of the ancient Greek city of Adrianopolis located in the shores of the Black Sea which was mysteriously abandoned during the 7th century AD.

This year's excavations prove it could have been a fire, an invasion or an earthquake that made the residents abandon the city according to Hurriet Daily News. 

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11-YEAR-OLD EVANGELIA SISKOU CROWNED CHESS CHAMPION

 11-year-old Evangelia Siscou from Thessaloniki has been crowned chess world campion in the category for girls up to 13 at the World Chamionship held at Rhodes over the weekend.

She achieved 7.5 points in 9 matches finishing ahead of 34 other young chess players and climbing at the top spot of the winners podium.  Well done Evangelia!

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STUDENTS READ ODYSSEY AT NATIONAL HELLENIC MUSEUM HOMEMARATHON

 The National Helenic Museum and the University of Illinois Department of Classics and Merditerranean Studies co-hosted Homemarathon on reading Homer's Odyssey.

The public reading of all 24 books of the epic poem spanned 13 hours on Friday and Saturday and featured around 200 volunteer speakers reading in Greek, Spanish and Arabic.

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GREEKS CELEBRATE SAINT GEORGE'S DAY IN STYLE IN ARACHOVA

 The celabration of Saint George's day on April 23rd is one of the most important feasts in Greece and Arachova in particular where the Saint is the town's parton.

For days this town in central Greece prepared at the local festival panigiri which has it's roots at Byzantine times. The tradition survived the Ottoman occupation and the residents of the town roasted lamb on the spit like at Easter while singing and dancing and cracking red eggs.

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GREEK DAKOS TAKES FIRST PLACE ON LIST OF 100 BEST SALADS

Greece has taken first place in the TasteAtlas list of the best salads of the world with the Dakos salad from the island of Crete.

Four other salad recipes made it on the list making Greece a gastronomical haven.

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LAWRENCE DURREL'S ODYSSEY OF GREEK ISLANDS IS A TRAVEL MASTERPIECE

 

The Greek Islands by Lawrence Durrell written in 1978 remains one of the most exciting travel guidebooks of all times. Durrell's book is a marvelous launching place to learn about Greece;'s history,  its unique islands and its lovely people.

Lawrence Durrell was one of the 20th century's greatest writers and a philhellene following the 19th century Lord Byron. He was famous for his novel The Alexandria Quartet and for travel writing which focused on Greece.

Born in Tibet in  1912 of English parents he left India for England at the age of 11 but never really adapted.  

Durrell's travel masterpiece The Greek Islands was written from his quotes while living in Corfu. The book still in print was revised in 2002. Written in his warm poetic prose The Greek Islands describes 53 different islands. He considered Greece his home.

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MASTIHA OF CHIOS GREECE'S WHITE GOLD

 Mastiha often referred to as the Tears of  Chios or the the White Gold of Greece is produced eclusively in Chios since antiquity this resin which seeps from the bark of mastic trees not only for its flavor but for its theraputic value as well.

Althougb the mastic tree is native in many countries in the Mediterranean, it's bark only bleeds mastic on the island of Chios making it a unique and micaculus product. 

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ELECTION CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN GREECE

 

Greece officially launched the election campaign on Saturday as PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announcd the dissolution of parliament and the holding of elections on May 21st.

Visiting the President, Katerina Sakellaropoulou Mitsotakis handed over the ministirial council and proposing the dissolution of parliament and the proclamation of elections, 

"The government has exhausted its term and the continuity the state requires," he said.

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GREEK GODDESS GAIA AND HER CONNECTION WITH EARTH DAY

 Earth Day is celebrated once again as over one billion people around the world help to make the countries a little  greener, helping it to recover from the ravages of industrialization and pollution.  

The Greek goddess Gaia would surely be in full accord with the Earth Day as she herself represents the bounty of earth itself.

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HISTORY OF MERMAIDS AND THEIR 0RIGINS IN ANCIENT GREEK SIRENS

Mermaids folklore creatures with the head and upper body of a woman and the body of a fish appear in many countries around the world. Many have traced the contemporary conception of a mermaid to the ancient Greek figure of a siren despite the fact that similar creatures can be found all over the world.  

Sirens are dangerous creatures in ancient Greek mythology across the world, the  fearsome figures that are depicted as half-woman and half-bird perched on rocks singing seductive songs.

They hoped to ensnare nearby sailors to the dangerous rocks and with their seductive songs to cause shipwrecks.

The most famous mention of sirens in ancient Greek literature is from Homer's  famous ancient book The Odyssey in which Odysseus is warned by the sorceress Circe of the iresistable songs of the sirens. Odysseus ordered his crew to tie him to the mast of the ship and not to untie him until they passed the creatures and to put into their ears beeswax.

Upon hearing the beautiful song Odysseus begged his crew to rrelease him but they refused and sailed away.

According to some ancient authors the sirens were fated to die if they heared the song and resisted therefore Odysseus was the first to kill the creatures who killed themselves falling into the sea while he fled to safety.

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GREEK ANTIQUITIES DISCOVERED AT THESSALONIKI METRO EXCAVATIONS

The Ministry of Culture and Sports annouced that the antiquities that were discovered during the excavations at the Thessaloniki Metro will be displayed at the new Venizelos station.

The antiquities date back to Roman and Byzantine times between the 5th and 7th centuries AD 

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TOMATOES STUFFED WITH RICE

6 tomatoes

Filling

3 tbsp olive oil

1 oion, peeled and finely chopped

150 g rice

1 tbsp tomato paste

2 tbsp raisins

2 tbsp pine nuts 

Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the  oven to 180 C (250 F), Cut the top part of the tomatoes and with a spoon remove the pulp and place it in a bowl with all the other filling ingredients and mix well.  Stuff the tomatoes place  the lids  and put them on a baking dish and bake for 1/2 an hour or until the rice is tender and serve with baked potatoes.  

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ALEXIS GEORGOULIS

 Alexis Gergoulis is Greek actor and polytician and a member of the European Parliament and has finished the School of Civil Enegoneering in Athens Technical University. 

He has been accused of sexual harassement of a woman and resigned from the European Parliament.

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola said that the Belgian authorities have asked for the lifting of Georgoulis' parliamentary immunity after complaints of sexual harassement had been made agaiust him but as mentioned above he resigned from the European Parliament.

Greeks of all parties are embarassed with this terrible situation.

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LAWRENCE DURRELL'S AN ODYSSEY OF THE GREEK ISLANDS

 The Greek Islands written by Lawrence Durrell written in 1978 remains one of the most exciting travel books of all times, Durrell/s book is the rignt place for learning about Greek history,  ot unique islands and its wonderful poeple.

Lawence Durrell was one of the 20th century's great writers and a philellene who together with Lord Byron praised Greece.

He wrote the Alexandrian Quartet which was based on Greece. Durrell's masterpiece The Greek Islands inspired by his stay in Corfu.

Born in Tibet in 1912 of English parentage he left India for England at the age of 11 and stayed in London but found England very boring and unintesting and returned to Greece which he adopted as his new home. 

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HISTORY OF MERMAIDS AND THEIR ORIGIN IN ANCIENT GREEK SIRENS

 Mermaids folklorish creatures with heads and upper body of a woman and lower body of fish appear in many literatures across the world.

Sirens were dangerus figures in Greek mythology, the fearsome creatures were depicted as half-woman and half-bird who sat on rocks by the sea singing beautiful, seductive songs.   

According to Homer's The Odyssey, sirens tried to entrap sailors with songs and causing shipwrecks.

But Homer put beas-wax in his ears and instructed his crew to do likewise so they managed to arrive safe in Ithaka according to the Odyssey

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FORMER NBA PLAYER THOMAS WALKUP NAMED AFTER A GREEK GODDESS

Former NBA player Thomas Walkup currently playing at Greek championship Olympiakos was awarded Greek citizenship earlier this week. 

He became a Greek via an express procedure of honorory naturalization with the support of the Minister of Internal Affairs and the President of the Greek Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou. 

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ELECTIONS IN GREECE WILL BE HELD ON MAY 21ST

 The Prime Minister of Greece,Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced at a press conference that the elections will be held on the 21st of May. All Greeks of all political parties are pleased with the challenge.

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RIGAS FERAIOS THE TREAIL OF THE PROTOMARTYR OF THE GREEK REVOLUTION

 Rigas Feraios was a Greek revolutionary who fought in the mountains and was a writer, a merchant and a revolutionary instigator against the Ottoman Empire.  He had done it all. On the 25th of March people sung the Thourios Ymnos of Rigas Feraios in which he wrote that one hour of freedom is better fourty years of slavery.

It is due to him and many other fighters thar Greece is a free state today and we Greeks are very pround of Rigas Feraios and his co-fighters that liberated our country from the agressive Turks.

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GREECE HIRES TOP LAW FIRM TO CANCEL TURKAGEAN TRADEMARK

 Greece has hired a top USA law firm to cancel the efforts of Turkey to use the Turkagean trademark in the USA.A report says that Greece has hired Steptoe and Johnson law firm that specializes in high-stake litigations involving border and trade disputes.

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BUST OF GREEK GOD OF WINE MAKING UNEARTHED IN ENGLAND.

 Archaeologists have diiscovered an important artifact in England a bust of the ancient Greek deity Selinius who was associated with Dionysus. 

Dionysus was an ancient Greek god who was associated with grape harvest. wine making orchard and fruit vegitation, frivolity, festivity and insanity, religious ecstacy and  theater.

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WHY DO ANCIENT GREEKS REC,LINE TO EAT AND DRINK

 Kline anaklindro in Greek was a type of furniture used by ancient Greeks to recline on and was later used by the Romams in their different convivia

Surviving images in countless works of art, including pottery, frescoes, wine cups and sculptires frequentely depict ancient Greeks reclining on their side to eat and drinnk at a Symposium

The habit of reclining to eat and drink in ancient Greece began as early as the 7th century BC and was then picked up  by the Rimans.

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LEAKED DOCUMENTS SHOW TURKISH INTELLIGENCE RAMP UP SPYING IN GREECE

 Turkish intelligence agency MIT have expanded activities in Greece according to Nordic Research Monotory network Nordic Monitor This is beyond a tentative period of/Ament between Athens and Ankara.following the devastating in Turkey that brought the two countries together.

Nordic Monitor says that it has obtained secret document details detaling MIT'S intelligence gathering activities in Greece, the documents purport to show efforts to locate members of the Gulen movement who fled to Greece; 

The documents also allegedly contained the findings of Turkish Intellingence operations working to assess Greece's security valnabilities and status of Key stratigic asset.

Nordic Monitor claims that it obtained secret Turkish Intelligence documents including a reportthat shows details on Turkish espionage activities in Greece.  

The report apoarently shows that MIT intensified its spying and survellance in Greece and Turkey in the weeks that followed the tragic earthqakes in Turkey and Syria.

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GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER EVERYTHING YOU NEEDTO KNOW.

 Greek Orthodox Easter or Pascha is the most important feast of the year with customs ant traditions that have been part of Christianity for two thousand years.The 40-day period of Lent before Easterm the solemnity of Holy Week, the rich synbolism and the unique traditions of Orthodox Easter make it very different from Easter as celebrated by Roman Catholics, Protestands and other Western Christians. 

The way Greek Orthodox Easter is observed by the faithful is so very different and includes different symbols used to commemorate the Reserrection.  Orthodox Easter and other Christian denominations are also oberved on different dates.

Every Easter Greeks thank our Lord. Jesus Christ who died on the Cross for our sins and we celebrate the miracle of the Resurrection, the rise of Jesus from the dead and the promise of afterlife.

Greeks prepare for Easter forty days prior to the great feast with fasting, prayer and the attendance of liturgies through Holy Saturday and the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is celebrated on Easter Sunday,.  

On that Sunday Greeks celebrate with a huge feast that includes drinking, singing and dancing a joyful of 40 days devotion,  

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GREEKS ABANDON ATHENS FOR EASTER BREAK

 Greeks are abandoning urban areas in droves on Orthodox Holy Friday in order to celebrate Easter Sunday in the countryside and the islands with traffic police reporting a peak in the exodus from the Attica ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio.

Greeks boarded trains and planes or packed into cars for the great escape from the city to celebrate Easter in the villages with family and friends and any other Easter destinations. 

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THE FIGHT CONTINUES QUATARGATE SUSPECT EVA KAILI MOVES TO HOUSE ARREST.

 

On Friday, one of the most suspected in cash-for-money curruption probe at the European Parliament was released from house arrest pending  trial.The Greek EU lawmaker had been locked up since last December where she became one of the people arrested and charged in a sprawling investigation caused in a forign country including Qatar and Morocco were bribing EU lawmakers.

Kaili a celebrity politician back home managed to evade charges, Friday morning as she lefen prison in the north of Brussels and enter in a waiting black Mercedes with tinted windows. The car then took her home after four months.

She arrived around 11 am at her appartment on Rue Wurzt bringing her within a hundred meters of the European Parliament main building. the institution she stands accused of corruption but she and her advocates maintain her innocence throughout.  

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HOLY SATURDAY

 Holy Saturday is a significant day in Christian faith, commemorating the time when Jesus was buried in the tomb on this day Christians reflect  on the death of our Lord Jesus Christ and prepare for His resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Holy Saturday is a day of great reflection and anticipation for Christians around the world.  It is the day between the crucifiction of our Lord Jesus Christ on Holy Friday and His resurrection on Easter Sunday. 

Holy Saturday is also known as Easter Eve is the time to mourn the unfair death of our Lord Jesux Christ and to prepare for His glorious resurrection.  The significance of the Easter Vigil which the most important liturgical event of Holy Saturday.

In Greece Holy Saturday is commemorated with awe for our Lord's unfair suffering and with great  happiness the glorious expectation of  His resurrection. 

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CRUCEFIXION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

 The crucifixion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ occured  in the first century in Judea and is recalled in the New Testament. 

Unfortunately our Lord Jesus is arrested by the high Jewish priests and by Pontius Pilate who sentenced Him to flagellation and then handed Him over to the soldiers for Crucefixion.

Jesus was stripped of His clothing and they offered Him vinegar and gall to drink, He was then hung between two thieves and according to the Gosple of Saint Mark, He died on the first hour of the day about 3 pm. 

During this time the soldiers fixed a sign on the top of the Cross saying Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews. written in three langjages Hebrew, Latin and Greek. 

Then they divided His garments between themselves and cast a lot for His seamless robe. The Gosple of Saint John states that one of the soldiers pierced His side to be certain that our Lord died,

Our Lord asked His Father to forgive the people who killed Him because they did not know what they were doing.

Christians all over the world commemorate every year the crucefixion of our Lord with passion and anguish but also with happiness for the glorious day of Jesus Christ"s Resurrection.

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QUATAR GATE EVA KAILIS' FIRST STATEMENT BEFORE RELEASE FROM PRISON

 Eva Kaili made her first statement since it became known that she would be allowed to return home from prison albeit with an electronic monitory braclet. 

Kaili is one of the most prominent figures in the Quatar Gate scandal and the Greek former MEP and vice-president of the European Parliament has been charged with money-laudering and being a member of a criminal orgsnzation. 

Most Greeks are very embarrassed by Kaili's behaviour but wish her luck and seeing her beloved daughter.

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AGNODICE THE FIRST WOMAN DOCTOR IN ANCIENT GREECE

 Agnodice was the first woman doctor in Athens ancient Greece whose storyhas been held tight by midwives for millenia according to the Roman author Gaius Hyginus Fabulrius.

Women with medical knowledge can be traced back to the story of Agnodice but some argue that she was not a real woman but a lengend.

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THE INCONVINENT ARCHAIOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES IN MYKONOS

 Mykonos is not just a party island it has important archaelological sites dating from the Neolithic era to the Middle Ages in danger of being lost due to anarchic overdevlopement. The archaological services which is entrusted with protecting the island's rich cultural  heritage and natural beauty is in war with developers.

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ZAKYNTHOS SHIPWRECK BEACH TO REOPEN WITH LIMITED ACCESS

 

The famous shipwreck of Zakynthos will be made accessible to the general public again albeit restrictions 

It was reported on Wednesday that a ministerial decision would approve access to the shipwreck by visitors to Zakynthos but only by sea Access to the shipwreck and surrounding area was completely banned due to safety concerns stemming from potential landslides. 

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WESTERN SPECIAL FORCES PRESENT IN UKRAINE ACCORDING TO LEAKED DOCUMENTS

 Special forces belonging to several NATO countries are present on the ground of Ukraine according to US intelligence documents leaked online. Several big media publications have since reviewed the leaked documents.

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year the West has supplied Kyiv with troops with equipment arms and supplies but has avoided any physical military footprints in the country.

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LONG LOST SHIPWRECK DISCOVERED OFF GREECE 40 YEARS LATER

 

A shipwreck that sunk 40 years ago on Cape Kafireas on the southern tip of Evia, Greecewwas recently discovered by a diving enthousiast and his team,

The Golden Dawn ferry sank on February 23rd 1983 as she was saling from Rafina to the Cyclades 26 people were killed in the accident.

Its discovery awakened memories and also mixed emotions among the relatives of the victims.

"The find of the sunken Golden Dawn is important but our people who were lost will never come back again" said Katerina Tsoumezi wife of the captain who was lost on that fateful day.

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WHY GREEK ORTHODOX AND WESTERN EASTER WILL NEVER COINCIDE AFTER 2700

 

This year Western Christians and Orthodox believers, who use different liturgical calanders Easter or Pasha will be one week apart with the former being on April 17th and the latter on April 24th. 

In 2017 Easter came on the same time for both demoninations

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LIBRA PHILANTHROPIES LAUNCH SCHOLARSHIP PROGAM IN GREECE

 

Libra Philanthropies a private and independent foundation launched Libra Group in 2022 has announced a new scholarhip with Deree, The American College of Greece.

The Libra Philanthropies leadership scholarship will open up academic opportunities for Greek graduate students throu much-needed finanacial assistance with 140.000 dollars to be given over five years to ten students per year who wish to apply to Deree Graduate School. 

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HOLY WEDNESDAY GREEK ORTHODOX RECALL CHRIST'S ANOINTING WITH MYRRH

 On Holy Wednesday Christians remember the act of Christ's feet anointment by the sinful woman Many Magdalene before His crusifixion.

It is also the time when churchgoers anoint themselves with Holy Myrrh in a solemn evening  service. 

In the afternoon in all churches the mystery of the Holy Gospels are read and the washing of the Apostles' feet by our Lord Jesus Christ. 

The faithful also remember the Last Supper and the anonting of the Apostles feet by our Lord Jesus.

The faithful also remember the nefarious plans of Judas Iskariot to betray Jesus. On Wednesday people aslo remember Mary Magdalene who anonted our Lord's feet not simply and in stasrk contrast of the once chosen disciple.

The triodon or short hymn shows that Judas Iskariot perished not simply bcause he betrayed his Master but because, having fallen into the act of betrayal he then believed the possibility of forgiveness of his sins by Lord Jesus. 

It is believed tha there are no sharp lines between bodily and spirtual needs and preparation for the reception of Holy Communion on Sunday/ 

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GREEK EASTER HOLY WEEK LITURGIES

 Greek Easter is the most revered time of the the year for religious Greeks as they fast for forty days go to confession and attend long church liturgies.  

On Holy Week, liturgies intensify and last for hours and hours.  Also called Passion Week the gosples read om church tell of the Passion of Christ, the painful days that led Him to the Cross and then to Resurr

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THE OLDEST STEET IN ATHENS AND EUROPE

The oldest street in Athens and Europe is Tripodon street in Plaka near  the Acropolis Hill and is 2.500 years old.

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THE HYMN OF KASSIANE REVIBRATES ACROSS GREECE ON HOLY TUESDAY

 The Hymn of Kassiane takes place on Holy Tuesday in the Orthodox Church and Greeks move closer to the Pasions of our Lord Jesus Christ before His Resurection on Easter Sunday.

The Gosples and Parables refer to the Hymn of Kassiane especially the Gosple of Matthew regarding Christ's condemnation of the Pharasses when He argues against them on Holy Tuesday. in Orthodox services,

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APRIL 10TH GREECE HONORS THE HEROIC EXODUS FROM MISSOLONGHI

 

On April 10th 1826 and after a year of siege the 10.000 Missolonghi inhabitants made a heroic Exodus of Missolonghi adding another brilliant page to the Greek War of Independence history. 

It was April 15th 1825, three years after the failed attempt to occupy Missolonghi that the Ottoman armies returned to besiege the city that had become the seat of Western Continental Greece. 

The army of Rashid Memmet Pasha or Kiutahis as the Greeks called him, numbered 20.000 men began the second siege of the city later to be joined by another 10.000 men under Ibrahim Pasha who returned from the Peloponnese without help from the rest of the Greeks due to the civil war and having to cope with superior enemy forces.the residents of Missolonghi managed to resist for a whole year.  

The three-man committee composed by of Ioannis Papadiamdopoulos, Demitrios Themelis and Georgios Kanovas organized the city's defence.     

The fortress of the city had been restored following the efforts of Alexandros Mavrocrdatos the great phihellene Lord Byron and engeneer Michael Kokkinis. 

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MANUSCRIPT OF ANCIENT GREEK ASTRONOMER PTOLEMY DECIPHERED

 

Researhers have managed to decipher the manuscript of ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer Ptolemy 200 yeara after its discovery.

The manuscript is thought to have been written during the first century AD and was discocvered by by Roman Catholic Cardinal Angelo Mai in 1812.

The findings were published in The Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal Archive for History of Exact Sciences,  

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GREEK HOLY WEEK LITURGIES

 

Greek Easter is the most reverend time of the year for religious Greeks as they fast for 40 days, go to cofession and attend long church liturgies.

On Holy Week liturgies intensify and run for hours and hours. Also called Passion Week the gospels read in church tell of the Passion of Christ, the painful days that led Him to the Cross and then to the Resurection.

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GARLIC CHILLI PRAWN PASTA

 200 g angle hair pasta

1/3 cup olive oil

4 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tsp chilli flakes

1 tsp salt

400 g prawns, boiled tails left intact

1/6 cup lemon juice

1.4 cup chopped parsley

Extra olive oil to serve

Cook pasta in a large saucepan with salted water, drain and cover to keep warm. Meanwhile, saute garlic. chilli season with salt and simmer until fragrant.add prawns and cook 2 minutes until cooked through.

Add pasta, lemon juice, prawns and parsley to pan. Cook tossing for 1 minute Serve drizzled with olive oil.

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