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Reporter Elle Georgiou and husband Themo Georgiou are expecting
7NEWS Perth reporter and presenter Elle Georgiou has revealed that she and her Greek-Cypriot husband Themo Georgiou will become parents next May. The news personality, Elle Georgiou showed off her …
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Greek Christmas food traditions: Christopsomo
Christopsomo means ‘Christ’s Bread’. Made a few days before Christmas, the sacred tradition dates back hundreds of years. Legend says that preparing this bread as a Christmas treat is linked …
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Wild Colonial Greeks: Exploring the history of Greek Australians in the early 1900s
A new book written by Peter Prineas, released this month by Arcadia publications delves into Greek settlement’s contribution to Australian history and evolution pushing back into the early days. As …
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A Greek-Zimbabwean Christmas story: strangers, old friends, welcome all
There was a Christmas in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, that had an Australian feel to it when my later father’s old friend, Vangelis, came to see us on a surprise visit from …
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Greek Australians make the best tsipouro in the world
When four years ago, Anastasios (Tom) Christopoulos announced to his wife Anna and his three children his plan to produce his own tsipouro, in Australia, never in his wildest …
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Alex’s lights bring the joy of Christmas to Autism Australia
It is widely understood that those with autism may experience light sensitivity, but that has never been the case with Alex Skaftouros, 21. On the contrary, despite being on the …
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Melomakarona and Kourabiedes: How these two Christmas sweets came to be
Melomakarona and kourabiedes are a traditional Christmas stapl The word melomakarona is a compound word meaning honey (meli) and blessed honouring of the dead (makaria). They are a traditional egg-shaped …
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COVID-19 forces shift from flower power to classy veggie hampers
Perhaps the one positive thing that may come out of the upheaval that COVID-19 has brought to our lives is the fact that life and business can go on from …
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Hellenic Museum to benefit from new law which allows for stockpiled antiquities to be displayed abroad
Greeks of Melbourne did not wait for Greece to ensure the longevity of their cultural heritage in the antipodes. They took it upon themselves to create the Hellenic Museum, a …
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Traditional carols of Greece in a map
Christmas will be lonelier this year in Greece as the country remains in lockdown to beat the spread of the stubborn and deadly virus. We won’t see children running in …