New Year!January 1 is an important date in Greece not only because it is the first day of the New Year, but also because it is St. …
carnivalEvery year in Greece there is a three-week carnival - Greek carnival! The name "apocries" takes from the season when the p …
March 25, 1821 is the most significant date in modern Greek history.It was on this day in 1821 that the uprising began, which led …
CrucifixionOrthodox Easter is the most important religious holiday in Greece, during which mass processions of people carrying con …
After the shooting.On May 19, the Greek people celebrate a tragic date in their history. On this day, the Greeks mourn and mourn t …
Pyrovassia, or firefightingPyrovassia, or firewalking, is a holiday celebrated from 21 to 23 May by the Anastenarians, a small peo …
The Church of Ivan the Russian in ProcopionThere is such a great saint of the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches - John the Russi …
EpiphanyOn the day when Russians celebrate Christmas Eve, the inhabitants of Greece celebrate the Baptism of the Lord (Epiphany). …
St. NicholasOrthodox Greece also celebrates St. Nicholas Day. St. Nicholas is one of the most revered Christian saints, the patro …
Flowers for ritual wreathsOn the night of June 23-24, the Greeks also allow themselves to play tricks, because this night is full …
Women freed from household chores spend their day in cafesJanuary 8 can be safely called the Greek equivalent of the Russian holid …
Panagia Sumela, the main church of the Assumption of St. The Virgin of the Vermio MonasteryIn Greece, the day of the Assumption of …
The Church of St. Dmitry in ThessalonikiOctober 26, 13 days earlier than in Russia (Orthodox Greece lives according to the Gregori …
Beginning of war. MobilizationOn the night of October 27-28, 1940, the Italian ambassador to Greece appeared at the door of Prime …
Greek universities enjoy the right of extraterritorialityInternational Student Day is celebrated in Greece. On November 17, the co …
borlagIn Russia, time was always turbulent, and in the Land of Soviets of the thirties - even more turbulent. Young Soviet Russia, …
