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How the New Year is celebrated in Greece and around the world
In Greece, we call New Year’s Πρωτοχρονιά or αρχιχρονιά, which mean the first day of the year. In most countries, the first of the new year is established as an …
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Neos Kosmos: You the readers, and the community, are the heart of our story
As the year comes to a close Neos Kosmos would like to acknowledge and thank our readers and the many Greek Australian community organisations, sporting clubs, and businesses that support …
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Xenophon, Mithridates and Trebizond, a brief look at Pontus
Pontus is one area of the Hellenic world that conjures pride and sadness at the same time. Greek colonists made their way, far from the Greek heartland around the Seventh …
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New Year superstitions: Breaking a pomegranate brings good luck, a broken mirror brings gloom
There are many superstitions that have become well-established in society, like the seven years’ abd luck if one breaks a mirror or throwing the salt over one’s left shoulder to …
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Melbourne becomes “ANGE TOWN” in artistic visual narrative
Three passionate Greek Aussie football fans have turned Melbourne into “ANGE TOWN” with giant posters of Ange Postecoglou put up in the city’s iconic Hosier Lane. Visitors of the lane …
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Looking back on the front pages
January The year began as always for Hellenes with Theophania, the blessing of the waters on January 7, when young men, mainly, and increasingly now women, dive into the waters …
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How Georgia Politis from Darwin rose to prominence in the photography industry
More often than not when someone is trying to break into an industry it can be overwhelming just trying to get noticed, and this was no exception for Georgia Politis. …
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Can Australia help Greece tame event explosives?
The recent violent episodes instigated by extreme sports fans in Athens, following a volley ball match between the two major clubs, Panathinaikos and Olympiakos, left a policeman fighting for his …
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Orpheus and Eurydice’s tragic love story takes center stage in West Australian Opera’s 2024 Program
For over two millennia, Greek myths have offered insights and lessons for humanity that remain relevant today. In 2024 the West Australia Opera (WAO) will present the physical theatre Circa …
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To fight fascism – Melbourne’s new memorial to the Spanish Civil War
Every year Australians and Hellenes come together to commemorate the fight against fascism in the Second World War. We remember Greece’s resistance to Mussolini on Oxi Day and we remember …