Category: From Greece and Cyprus
Coverage from Greece and Cyprus on politics, society, and culture.
This Date in History: An 800 Year Apology
May 4, 2001: Pope John Paul II visits Athens and makes apologies for the sins of the Crusader attack on Constantinople in 1204. April 8, 1204, a combined Crusader army, on the way to establish a…
Oxi Day and the USS Slater that Served the Greek Navy
Today, Oxi Day, we pay homage to the forty years that USS SLATER served the Greek Navy at A/T AETOS. We fly the Greek flag. Oxi Day is celebrated throughout Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities…
This Date In History: A Greek Star-spangled Banner
October 23, 2003: Musician, Yanni, performs a keyboard instrumental version of The Star-Spangled Banner before Game 5 of the 2003 World Series at Pro Player Stadium, Florida. Born Yiannis Chryssomallis in 1954 in Kalamata, Greece, “Yianni,”…
Remembering Chrysostomos: A Modern Day Martyr
Archbishop Chrysostomos was an admired and revered figure among the Greeks of Smyrna. He strongly believed in the ideals of Hellenism until his tragic death in September 1922. When the Greek army landed in Smyrna on…
This Date In History: The Olympics Make A Comeback
April 6, 1896: The Games of the first Olympiad (modern) begin in Athens, Greece. Throughout Europe in the 1800s, many sporting events were held and dubbed “Olympian Games,” including Greek Olympic Games held in Greece in…
This Date In History: The Nightmare of Greece
In the United States, when the name, Benedict Arnold is mentioned, everyone immediately thinks, “traitor.” What General Arnold did to undermine the American Revolution and figuratively stab George Washington in the back, has resonated through this…
Macedonia naming dispute – The genie is out of the bottle
“Macedonia is the lung of Greece; without it, the rest of Greece would be condemned to death.” – Mikis Zezas aka Pavlos Melas Political rallies in a democracy are nothing new or unusual, and not illegal.…
Momoeria, New Year’s Celebration In Eight Villages Of Kozani
From December 25 to January 5 in Kozani (north-western Greece), dancers, actors, and musicians can be seen performing in village streets and visiting people’s homes to celebrate the coming of the new year. The Momoeria dancers,…
Is It A Dialect Or Is It A Language?
It has come to my attention that a few Skopje surrogates in Greece headed by Alexandra Ioannidou wrote an article of some type back in February 2018 insisting that the Skopjan speech is a language, not…
This Date In History: The ‘Noble’ Poet
December 10, 1963: Greek poet, Giorgos Seferis delivers his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in literature at the Nobel Banquet, City Hall in Stockholm. Seferis was born in Urla, known in Greek as Voula, near…
Athens by Bike
A city already world-famous for its ancient charms, Athens today is a vibrant and ideal destination if you want to find amazing food, culture, and lifestyle. There are many different ways to explore the city and…
This Date In History: The Finding of a King
November 8, 1977, Dr. Manolis Andronikos, Professor of Archeology at the University of Salonika, discovers the Tomb of Philip II of Macedon in Vergina. Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, was assassinated in…
