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Dialogs (booking ship tickets, shopping) Posted by dareios on Mar 3, 2012
After a reader’s suggestion I will show to you two more dialogues that could be useful. If you like to visit one of our islands, you may have to travel by ship. So, how can you ask for a ticket in this case? You: Καλημέρα! (kaleemera)/ Καλησπέρα (kaleespera)/ Γεία σας!(Gia sas) Good morning! / Good…
Clean Monday, Καθαρά Δευτέρα Posted by dareios on Feb 26, 2012
Clean Monday or pure Monday is a public holiday in Greece. For the orthodox Christians the fasting period before Easter starts on Clean Monday and last for 40 days, as many days as Jesus fasted in the dessert. This specific day, Christians “clean” themselves physically as well as spiritually. In other words, Christians leave behind…
Carnival,Αποκριές Posted by dareios on Feb 18, 2012
Carnival (αποκριές) (or Triodion) are called the three weeks before Lent. It has taken this name because at this period Christians do not eat meat. The word Apokries, like the word Carnival, literally means to stay away from the meat. For Greeks it started in ancient times as a worship to the God of wine…
Dialogs (Booking a room,eating out) Posted by dareios on Jan 22, 2012
Today I will give you two sample dialogs that you may need if you ever visit Greece. You could also give me your suggestions. Booking a room You: Καλημέρα! (kaleemera)/ Καλησπέρα (kaleespera)/ Γεία σας!(Gia sas) Good morning! / Good evening! / Hello! Clerk: Same greeting back, πως μπορώ να σας εξυπηρετήσω ;(pos boro na sas…
Sfentoni Cave (Το σπήλαιο του Σφεντόνη) Posted by dareios on Jan 20, 2012
Let’s take a break from learning and go a short trip to the island of Crete (Κρήτη) to explore the Sfentoni cave. The cave Sfenton is considered to be one of the five best caves in Greece and the best in Crete. It is located in the village of Zoniana (Ζωνανιά). The quaint village of…
New Year’s Carols (Christmas customs part two) Posted by dareios on Dec 30, 2011
Another year has reached to the end. A fresh new year is coming. Let’s hope this year will bring real peace, health and happiness all over the world! This post will be on the New Year’s carols and the Christmas boat. There are so many customs relative to Christmas and the New Year’s arrival. In…
Christmas Carols (Christmas customs part one) Posted by dareios on Dec 22, 2011
Christmas is coming! This will be a series of 3-4 celebrating posts about the Christmas customs in Greece. I will present the customs of this series in chronologically order. So, in this post I will write to you about the Christmas carols. Christmas carols (kalanda) is a very old custom in Greece which has remained…