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Mousaka Posted by dareios on May 13, 2012
Are you hungry? Today with the help of my grandmother I will give you a recipe of Mousaka (Μουσακάς). This is one of the most known food we have and one of the “must eat” once you visit Greece. This food requires a lot of efforts and time to be cooked. So, here we are…
Crossword solution Posted by dareios on May 8, 2012
Here is the solution of the crossword:
Crossword / Σταυρόλεξο Posted by dareios on May 5, 2012
Today I will try something different. I created a crossword using words from my posts. All the words can be found in my previous posts. It took me very very long time to create it. So, please let me now if you like it 😉 Across 2. Past form of ζώ (5) 4. Present…
Meteora / Μετέωρα Posted by dareios on May 5, 2012
Today I will take you to the region of Thessaly, specifically at Kalampaka, to meet Meteora (Καλαμπάκα). Meteora is a place with gigantic rocks raise where the plain of Thessaly (Θεσσαλία) ends. There is no reference neither in mythology nor in historical books concerning the generation of these huge rocks. However, historians and geologists started…
Easter (Second Part) Posted by dareios on Apr 11, 2012
We continue from the last post with the Easter celebration in Greece. Last time we stopped to the Great Thursday that the tsoureki and the red eggs are prepared. Holy Friday is a day of mourning since Jesus died on the cross. Bells will ring slow and steady through the day and the Greek flags…
Easter, Πάσχα Posted by dareios on Apr 9, 2012
Easter (Πάσχα,Pascha) is the second largest celebration after the Orthodox Christmas. For others Easter is considered to be more important than Christmas. It is celebrated throughout Greece where there are different customs from one city to the other. For the Orthodoxs the Great Week has just begun yesterday. This Sunday is called the Palm Sunday…
Greek Wedding, preparation-customs Posted by dareios on Mar 7, 2012
I suppose many of you have seen the movie “My big fat Greek wedding“. Well, today my post will be on the customs which take place before the wedding. In another post I will tell you about the wedding itself and the customs after the wedding. Making of the bed (Στρώσιμο του κρεβατιού): Two days…