In modern Greece, the festival dedicated to the Dormition of the Panagia, or the passing of the Virgin Mary from earthly life, is celebrated on August 15, marking the end of the 15-day fast in her honor. The feast was first celebrated in the 7th century.
Always certain of a warm reception in Greece, Serbian singer-songwriter Goran Bregovic returns for a show at the CT Garden Festival (info at ct.gr; tickets at viva.gr) on September 7.
I’ve spent the last 12-13 years completely torn about where I think the country is headed.
There is an increasingly deep, bipartisan recognition in the US Congress of Greece’s importance as an economic, diplomatic and geostrategic partner of the United States, Greek-American Congressman John Sarbanes notes in an interview with Kathimerini.
“We will support natural gas consumers this winter against the explosive increase in prices,” Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said on SKAI television on Sunday morning, in response to questions about the 700,000 households using natural gas in Greece.
A 63-year-old man in Ioannina, north-eastern Greece, was arrested on Sunday over animal abuse charges after he allegedly dragged a donkey that was tied to the bed of his pickup truck. The man was arrested at home by police officers from the closest precinct.
A 16-year-old boy died after he was pulled from the water in an unconscious state in Halkidiki, northern Greece, on Sunday, according to state broadcaster ERT. The teenager was given first aid on the scene to no avail.
Education Minister Niki Kerameus stated that the return of children to the classrooms will be accompanied by the mildest possible pandemic measures on Sunday morning, ahead of the convening of the scientific committee advising the government on the pandemic next week.
A total of 69 migrants rescued at sea were transferred to the port of Kalamata in southern Greece on Saturday.
New legislation has paved the way for public elementary schools to pool their resources and capabilities in order to offer their pupils a program of extracurricular activities.