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Koulourakia: Enjoy the best Greek Easter cookie recipe
There are so many special eating traditions associated with Greek Easter; red-dyed eggs; roast lamb on the spit; tsourekia (egg loaves); flaounes (Cypriot Cheese-filled Pastries); mayiritsa (offal stew); and koulourakia …
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Where to get your Orthodox Easter feasts this weekend
If you need a helping hand this Orthodox Easter, you are in luck! Greek restaurants and cafes are offering to cook some of your Easter favourites like lamb, yemista and …
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Let’s make ‘Christos Anesti’ heard all over Australia
St Basil’s Homes has come up with an innovative way of bringing Greek Australians together on this very unusual Easter by putting together a virtual Choir to sing a very …
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Empty Athens like you’ve never seen it before
Deserted squres, tourist sites padlocked, and avenues filled with traffic now lie empty as Athens continues in its third week of quarantine. Streets are empty under a lockdown to stem …
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Suppliers of Greek speciality foods chart new paths in COVID-19 world
Supplies of Greek goodies for Easter are not going dry up this year as suppliers are saying prices are steady and you can still get what you need. “Three weeks …
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Here are your Easter wishes to yiayia and pappou
This year’s Orthodox Easter will be tough on families who were looking forward to celebrating together but will be kept apart due to social distancing measures currently in place. Neos …
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Don’t rush to book that Christmas trip to Greece just yet
Don’t rush to book that Christmas trip to Greece just yet. Australians could be blocked from going abroad until at least January 2021, with the ban on international travel unlikely …
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Pet adoptions on the rise amid COVID-19
It seems people may be feeling a little lonely during lock down as the RSPCA animal adoptions and foster inquiries have surged significantly over since the isolation implementations. The Guardian …
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Oakleigh Greek shops come alive for Easter
Oakleigh’s shopping centre, particularly its famous Greek shops, came alive this morning with people queuing to buy food, including produce for Greek Orthodox Easter next week. Neos Kosmos visited Oakleigh shopping …
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Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in the spotlight for Easter
The renowned US 60 Minutes showcased the rebuilding of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center on Sunday, 12 April, Western Easter and a …