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My first beach Christmas in Australia
Six years already in Australia and there are two things I’ve yet to get used to, and probably never will: that my birthday in July is celebrated in winter and …
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Greece to sign natural gas deal with Cyprus and Israel in January
The Greek government announced on Sunday that it will sign an agreement in the new year for a large pipeline project with Cyprus and Israel that will transport gas from …
Dialogue –
Istanbul’s Christmas past: Memories of Constantinople
I remember Christmases of times past, attending mass at one of the few neighbourhood churches of Istanbul. The Christmas spirit is felt differently there where the shrinking Greek population has …
Life –
Melomakarona, from commemorating the dead to a Christmas dessert
The word melomakarona is a compound word meaning honey (meli) and blessed honouring of the dead (makaria). They are a traditional egg-shaped dessert prepared during the Christmas holiday season, however …
Fresh antiquity discoveries derail Thessaloniki metro plans again
Antiquities uncovered during work on the Thessaloniki Metro are to be removed from the site after the Central Archaelogical Council (KAS) of Greece decided that the plan to keep the …
News –
Elafonisos survey reveals worrying obesity trends for rest of Greece
A survey has found that a small Greek island off the coast of Peloponnisos is making the news for the wrong reasons. The residents who have opted for mostly sedentary, …
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New phase kicks in for Aegean Airlines with delivery of new Airbus A320neo aircraft
On Thursday, 19 December, Aegean Airlines received the first Airbus A320neo from Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France. Under the deal with Airbus, the new aircraft is the first of an …
Sport –
Tsitsipas runner-up in Mubadala World Tennis Championship after defeating to Nadal in three-hour thriller
Greece’s tennis champion and ATP Tour finals winner Stefanos Tsitsipas fought a nerve-breaking game with Spain’s Rafael Nadal to come second in this year’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship after three …
Dialogue –
Star Wars trilogy on rise and fall of Skywalkers, an old form of storytelling used from Aeschylus to George Lucas
How many Star Wars films did George Lucas plan? According to Dan Golding in his recent book Star Wars After Lucas, this depends on when Lucas was asked. The often-quoted …
Life –
Christopsomo, the bread of Christ
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 …