The Christmas Ship
The Christmas Ship Did you know that in some areas in Greece, in addition to decorated trees, you will also see decorated ships? The custom is particularly popular in the islands and is probably connected to the life of sailors. The decorated boat at Christmas time symbolized the anticipation of the return of the father […]
Shall we sing it?-Na ta poume?
Shall we sing it? Every year in Greece, early in the morning of Christmas Eve, on December 24, the neighborhoods are flooded with children’s voices. The children go from house to house, ring the bell and as soon as the door opens they ask “Shall we sing it?”. Holding the traditional metal triangle or accompanied […]
Happy Lent! ΚΑΛΗ ΚΑΘΑΡΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ!
Καλή Καθαρή Δευτέρα! Great Lent begins today. Clean Monday (/Kathari Deftera/) is a religious holiday in Greece, and marks the beginning of a 40 day fasting period, known as “Sarakosti” for the Eastern Orthodox Church, that precedes the Orthodox Easter.Clean Monday marks also the end to the preceding Carnival celebrations. Celebrations and traditional food Clean […]
Happy Valentine’s Day!
It’s a celebration of love today and what better way to celebrate than to remember the famous love story of Eros (=Love) and Psyche (=Soul). According to the myth, the love of these two young people overcomes all obstacles from gods and people, is tested, is in danger, but in the end triumphs and gives […]
Pumpkins and Melons
I am walking down the streets of my neighbourhood: most of the doorsteps and windows are decorated with pumpkins for the Halloween. Looking at them I can nearly see those little, happy hands who carved the spooky faces and I can nearly hear their laughter. I love this feeling .❤️ But inside my head […]
Examinations for the Certificate of Attainment in Greek (Hellinomathia)
The Certificate of Attainment in Greek is the only national, officially recognised by the Greek Ministry of Culture Education and Religious Affairs certificate that confirms the knowledge of Greek as a foreign/second language. This certificate can be useful to adults and kids who want to evaluate and certify their knowledge in Greek. More specifically,the Certificate […]
Study in Greece as an Expat
Did you know that as a Greek Expat you can study in a Greek University for free ? In a nutshell: a.If you graduate from a foreign school abroad and you fulfill the requirements you can sit the university entrance exams for ex-pats in only one subject, which is Greek Language and Literature, and study […]
Stefania Borona – My Story & Journey
As a teenage student, I used to help friends and classmates with the school homework and especially with language learning. Many of my friends were the “bad “students who were left behind because they could not succeed at school. And this is when I started noticing that if I differentiated the way I helped them […]
Have a look at our brand new website
I am pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website with the help of CFM Group. My aim was to offer our users, partners, and the public a user-friendly, easy-to-navigate platform. By enabling these features, it allowed for comfortable browsing of information on our services available. A fresh, new, and modern website that […]
