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Evros: Reviving the custom of the “nine foods” for abundance on the table all year round

The "nine foods" of the custom are all fasting, oily or unleavened, are served on the table on the last day of fasting, and symbolize, according to one version, the nine months that the Virgin Mary had Christ in her womb

Palermo: The Byzantine mosaics of the cathedral have been restored – They are the second best after the Hagia Sophia

See photos of the unique icons - The mosaics of Monreale, covering an impressive area of 6,400 square meters, contain 2.2 kilograms of pure gold

The Argo Film Festival returns for its 14th year in Volos!

The spectacular festival returns to its beautiful hometown, Volos, on December 28-29 at the Volos Palace

Academy of Athens: Which artists and cultural organizations received its awards for 2024

Awards were presented last night

Digital tour with 3D and VR in 32 important religious monuments in Athens

The project and its results were presented during a special event

Stonehenge: Mystery solved after 5,000 years – Researchers say they know why it was built

New studies on the origin of the massive stones suggest it was created as a symbol of unification among ancient peoples on the island of Britain

Greece handed over an archaeological treasure seized in Evros to Turkey (Photos)

A Turkish citizen had attempted to illegally import the ancient coins into Greece

Turkish historians claim to have found the location of Alexander the Great’s Battle of the Granicus

The research team identified the routes Alexander followed to reach the battlefield and the spots where he camped

The Dome of Hagia Sophia, the miracle of Orthodoxy – How it was built 15 centuries ago, how the Turks will maintain it now

The work on the dome of Hagia Sophia, which will begin in 2025, highlights the fundamental question to which the greatest architects of the time, Anthemios and Isidoros

The amulet that rewrites the history of Christianity in northern Europe

The existence of the amulet shows that Christianity had spread early in Germany, far from the eastern Mediterranean where it appeared

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