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Remembering the life of jazz musician Nick Polites OAM (2 July 1927 – 14 January 2022)
Sunday January 14th, 2024, is the second anniversary of Nick Polites’ passing at the age of 94. Nick was a much-loved iconic Melbourne jazzman, an early, influential, and respected advocate …
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Melbourne couple turn Greek family recipe of early 1800s to award-winning business
How many family gatherings can you recall with ouzo and meze on the table? Partners in life Jim Koutsougeras and Eleni Lambropoulos can count between them dozens of them. “Ouzo …
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Why Greeks still love their smashing nights out
A Greek crooner is showered in red and pink carnations by customers in an Athens taverna as they sway to his songs of love and passion. But suddenly the flower-throwing …
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Ultra-Marathon legend Giannis Kouros honoured at the HANZAC Memorial on the Name Day visit
January 7 is a significant Orthodox name day for those with the name associated with Ioannis, and it was on this day the village of Pellana Laconia (home of ancient …
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Threading traditions: Hellenic and Assyrian heritages weaved together by love
A few days before the New Year, Greek-Australian Nickie Papadimitriou and Australian-Assyrian Johnathan Hana married. For their big day, they blended traditions from Florina, Greece, with customs rooted in Assyria, …
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Celebrating 2350 years since Alexander’s transformative encounter in India
Enduring historical connections In 2018, the then-president of India, Ramnath Kovind, said, “The most famous Greek to come to India was Alexander the Great. He arrived at the head of …
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Greek Australian Alessia Tsolakis named finalist in the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards
Greek Australian industrial designer Alessia Tsolakis earned a spot as a finalist in the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards in the Student’s Design category, for her work in developing a …
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Kazamias 2024: Dean Kalimniou predicts the events set to take place in the new year with a twist
ΚΑΖΑΜΙΑΣ 2024 Having observed every single New Year’s custom made mention of on the internet, including but not limited to: the ritual hurling of the fortuitous pomegranate upon the threshold …
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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 …