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2010年9月16日 · A 38-year-old Bulgarian man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, wanted on two warrants for involvement in a series of illegal adoptions. According to Greek Police, the man, along with accomplices, facilitated the transfer of pregnant women from Bulgaria to Athens and Katerini, northern Greece between 2015 and 2016.
“Kalo Mina”: The Greek wish on the first day of each month
2019年10月1日 · When in Greece, behave like a Greek and wish everyone “Kalo Mina” on the first day of every month. Καλό Μήνα is simple to pronounce and means “have a good month.”. Locals, especially the elderly, keep the tradition and wish to family members, friends and neighbors a “good month.”. However, they never add the name of the ...
How to exchange Easter wishes in Greek before and after …
2022年4月21日 · Happy Easter! from Palm Sunday until Good Wednesday or Good Thursday. From Good Thursday noon until Good Saturday before Jesus Resurrection at midnight you will hear Καλή Ανάσταση! Kali Anastasi! Happy Resurrection! When the priests bring the Holy Fire out of the church at midnight on Resurrection Saturday, and everybody has lit his ...
Tsiknopempti: The Greek tradition with grilled meat and heavy …
2024年3月7日 · Tsiknopempti is celebrated 11 days before Clean Monday that marks the start of the Lent. In our neighborhood, it was a tradition that families would put a grill outside their homes and honored the day offering meat chunks and wine or ouzo to other neighbors and passersby. however, this tradition ended when the older generations passed away.
Greek Easter wishes before and after Jesus Resurrection
2021年4月29日 · Easter wishes are a bit complicated and depend on whether they are exchanged before of after Jesus Resurrection. In the average Greeks wish Καλό Πάσχα! Kalo Pascha! Happy Easter! from Palm Sunday until Good Wednesday or Good Thursday. From Good Thursday noon until Good Saturday before Jesus Resurrection at midnight you will hear ...
Biden selects Greek-American Jen Psaki as White House Press …
2020年11月30日 · President-elect Joe Biden announced that he has selected Greek-American Jens Psaki as White House Press Secretary. Psaki will be member of an all-female senior communications team at the White House. 41-year-old Psaki is of Greek origins on her father’s part. According to Greek media, the family has its roots in Messinia, south Peloponnese.
40% of underground water in Greece is of poor quality
2023年9月27日 · • In Thessaly, comparing with the results of previous years, there is no visible trend of further degradation of the underground water.A quarter of control points (25%) are in poor condition due to pollution from fertilizers (excesses in nitrogen compounds). Regarding irrigation, the EAGME report notes that the majority of samples show that water can be used to meet needs in heavy soils ...
Platform for Greece's new IDs opens on Sept 25 - Keep Talking …
2023年9月24日 · Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit. A new platform where Greek citizens can book an appointment for the issue of a new, higher-security, contactless police ID card is to open at the gov.gr portal on Monday, September 25, 2023. Citizens will be able to book an appointment at a police station, which will be confirmed through an e-mail and SMS ...
Meet a Greek Classic: Kaimaki, chewy ice cream with mastic flavor
2019年6月16日 · Kaimaki is a special kind of ice cream distinguished due its two of its main ingredients: Mastic that gives it a special flavor but also elasticity and Salep, flour made of root tubes the early purple orchid that serves as thickening agent. Other ingredients are cream and sugar, no eggs. Even if it melts, Kaimaki has always a creamy consistency.
Iconic Greek singer Antonis Kalogiannis dies at 81
February 11, 2021 Arts, Culture 6 Comments. Greece is mourning one of its most iconic singers Antonis Kalogiannis, who passed away at the age of 81 on Thursday. The artist stood out for his voice with a rich facet of colors and best known as a singer of political songs, against the colonels’ dictatorship. For many years he was the lead singer ...