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The world’s oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about ‘seven sisters’ stars may reach back 100,000 years
In the northern sky in December is a beautiful cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, or the “seven sisters”. Look carefully and you will probably count six stars. So …
Movie lovers invited to enjoy first Polish film festival online
For the first time in its history, the Polish Film Festival will be held online and will be free to view to cinephiles across Australia. Over 30 movies feature in …
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Being Christos Nikou: Interview with the director of the Greek Oscar nomination
As an unpredictable, sweeping pandemic causes people in Apples, the Greek nomination for the Oscars, to develop sudden amnesia, a man finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to …
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Pontian diet, an online presentation gives background into Pontian food culture
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Professor Thomas Savvidis will present his book, “Pontian Diet”, in an online event by the Australian Federation of Pontian Associations at 6pm on Thursday, 14 January. …
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Survey finds Greek ranks with English among toughest languages for learners
A survey on the learning of languages has placed Greek on a par with English as the 15th hardest language to learn. The language that topped the tables for students …
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Syntagi Saturday: Theia Toula’s Pishia Recipe
My theia Toula’s Pishia recipe has always been a family favourite, not only for its simplicity but because it can be eaten as both a sweet and savoury dish. Theia …
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Greece 2021: Celebrations for 200 years since Greece’s War of Independence
2021 is a highly symbolic year for Greece as it marks the 200th anniversary of the outbreak of the country’s Independence War against the Ottoman rule in 1821. “Greece 2021” the …
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Girls Can’t Surf shows how determined women battled sexism in their sport
The documentary Girls Can’t Surf spans the 1980s and early 1990s as women surfers battled in and out of the ocean. It has the predictable surf movie elements — a …
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Stefania to represent Greece in Eurovision with Supergirl
Greek state TV network ERT has revealed Greece’s Eurovision entry for 2021. Greek/Dutch singer Stefania’s song ‘Last Dance’ has been selected by a 5-person jury to represent Greece in May, …
Fasting and feasting tides of Greek Orthodox eating habits for the year
Greek feasting and fasting tides come and go as one occasion meets another. Here are the dates of when to feast and when to fast this year: 1 January New …