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The Ancient Greek roots of Christmas celebrations

If you look closely, you can see a variety of similarities between the commemoration of the birth of Christ and the worship of Dionysus in ancient Greece

USA: Traditional dances celebrated the Greek Heritage Night in Chicago before the Bulls-Bucks game (video)

Those who had expected that Giannis Antetokounmpo might also take part in the ritual (thanks to the Bucks) were disappointed, as the Greek star was absent due to injury

Denzel Washington: Baptized and ordained as a minister in a New York church

See photos from the ceremony

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

The project and its results were presented during a special event

Turkey: Head of Religious Affairs Directorate condemned New Year celebrations, lotteries, alcohol, drugs & homosexuality

Any behaviour or celebration that is not in line with the values of Islam has been denounced by Turkey's powerful Director of Religious Affairs - What he said in his sermon at Hagia Sophia

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

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

Sephora Kids: The new alarming trend on TikTok – Wearing makeup for school from the age of 9

Pre-teen girls are frenziedly buying expensive cosmetics, teenagers are becoming obsessed with skincare – Influencers aged 8-13 display makeup techniques and gain millions of followers

Hadrian’s Aqueduct: A 1,863-year-old Roman solution to Athens’ water scarcity problem

The history of the aqueduct-monument, unknown to many, commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian - It spans eight municipalities of Attica over a length of 24 kilometers and is being revived to supply the capital with one million cubic meters of water annually, exclusively for irrigation

Grief in Crete: Damage to the thousand-year-old pine tree that inspired Nikos Kazantzakis (photos)

This particular plane tree is mentioned in the book "Captain Michalis"

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