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Greece held final party rallies ahead of Sunday vote

Greece on Friday entered the final day of campaigning the weekend’s national election, with conservative frontrunner Kyriakos Mitsotakis aiming to consolidate the gains he made in last month’s inconclusive ballot. …

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Diatribe: Composing Greece

A few days ago, while contemplating my next move upon the giant chessboard before the State Library of Victoria, I overheard a university-aged girl with large plastic rimmed glasses and …

Dialogue

Watsonia: A dawn service to remember

Waking up at 3.30 am is not good for the body at the best of times, yet for some strange reason, I felt it was going to be a great …

Life

Orthodox Easter in Jerusalem – the heart of the Holy Land

We have been blessed to bear witness in the troubled and holy land of the Middle East, where our Messiah was martyred, crucified, buried, rose from the dead, and ascended …

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Thousands of Greek Australians gathered to receive the light across Australia

“Incessant rain throughout Holy Saturday Night in Melbourne did not dampen the spirits of tens of thousands of Greeks who attended midnight mass for the Resurrection, chanting ‘Christ is Risen’ …

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Diatribe: The 1 2 3 of Greek Easter

It was the poet Angelos Sikelianos who referred to Easter as «Πάσχατων Ελλήνων» (Pascha of the Greeks), and rightfully so considering that even in this secular age, Easter is arguably …

Dialogue

Diatribe: Deconstructing Zalongo

“You’re from Epirus,” an enthusiastic mother exclaimed at the recent 25 March celebrations. “I love that Zalongo song. The one which goes «στη στεριά δε ζει το ψάρι/ούτε ανθός στην …

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Biden marks Greek Independence Day with Tom Hanks and a Kokotas tribute

The annual Greek Independence Day function held at the United States’ White House returned this year to a positive reception. This special honour paid to Hellenism by the American government …

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Greek Independence Day parade to return after three years, expected to be “held in grandeur”

Melbourne’s Greek Independence Day parade marking the celebration of the Greek Revolution of 1821 will return to the city this year on Sunday, 19 March at 1pm. Held at Albert …

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Greeks put politics aside to rush aid to Turkey

Aimilia Balta’s mother fled Turkey after a vicious war with Greece a century ago but it has not stopped the elderly Greek donating clothes for the thousands left homeless by …

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