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The Number 666: A blessing in disguise?

The Number of the Beast

The beautiful night custom of the “boats of whishes” in Drama (photos-video)

The custom takes place on the eve of the feast of the patron Saint Barbara

Greece last in rate of babies born out of wedlock (infographic)

France is at the top with almost 60% being born outside of marriage

Say the Magic Word: The Origins of Abracadabra

Where does the word Abracadabra come from?

Tragedy in Kalamata: A cameraman was killed by an improvised firework (video-photos)

He was killed instantly

Greek Easter: Rockets in Chios, “traditional” petrol bombs in Neos Kosmos, Athens! (videos-photos)

From everyone in en.protothema.gr and protothema.gr we wish you health and happiness!

The timeless Easter traditions of Greece

Some traditions go back many centuries

Kathara Deftera, National Holiday across Greece

Each part of Greece has its own traditions but with many similarities too

Revealed: “Dozens” of girls subjected to breast-ironing in UK

Perpetrators consider it a traditional measure to stop unwanted male attention

Decapitated skeletons, with heads between their legs, unearthed in Roman cemetery (photo)

The archaeologists involved in the recent excavation were surprised to discover that so many of the deceased had been decapitated

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