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Holy Wednesday: The Holy Unction and the Ceremony of the Washing of the Feet – What today’s day symbolizes
Holy Wednesday is a day of reflection and preparation for the arrival of Easter
Holy Week in the Monasteries of Greece: The miracle that led to the miraculous icon of Panagia Kastriani
On a steep hill, at the northeastern end of Kea, is the Holy Monastery of Panagia Kastriani, which was built on the spot where the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary was found
Good Tuesday today: The Troparion of Cassian and the Parable of the Ten Virgins (video)
Holy Tuesday: What we celebrate today, why we sing the troparion of Kassianis - Kassianis or Kas(s)ia, or Eikasia, or Icasia (between 805 and 810 - before 865) was a Byzantine abbess, poet, composer, and hymn writer to whom the troparion of Kassianis sung on Holy Tuesday is attributed
The alchemists of Mycenae and their secrets – 3,500 years of history (photos)
The civilization of the Mycenaeans was very advanced, as from the Bronze Age they constructed impressive 'Cyclopean' monuments, vessels, and golden offerings. In the exhibits of the Archaeological Museum, unknown customs are revealed that make the creators 'alchemists,' as explained by the curator of antiquities, Kostas Paschalidis
The Greek man teaching Turks the art of bouzouki – “They’re crazy about it…”
In the heart of Constantinople, Andreas Sarantidis, originally from Koufalia near Thessaloniki, teaches aspiring bouzouki enthusiasts the technique of their beloved musical instrument
