The Greek Soft Drink That Takes Over Japan
A Greek soft drink just landed in one of the world’s toughest consumer markets. Green Cola, the sugar-free, aspartame-free Greek cola sweetened with stevia…
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Today Greece Celebrates the Name That Built a World
Today, May 21, Greece marks the feast day of Saints Constantine and Helen, one of the most widely observed name days in the country. Hundreds of thousands of…
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Saints Constantine & Helen Honored by Orthodox Church Today
Every year on May 21, the Orthodox Church honors Saints Constantine and Helen, two of the most consequential figures in Christian history. Constantine the…
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Saint Helena and Constantine: Equal to the Apostles
Today, May 21, is the feast day of Saints Constantine and Helena, honored by the Orthodox Church as “Equal to the Apostles,” a title reserved for those…
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The Last Halvah Master of Drapetsona Has Been Kneading by Hand Since 1924
There is one man left in Drapetsona who still makes halvah the old way, and he has no plans to stop. The Kosmidis-Gavrilidis halvah workshop, founded in 1924…
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Orthodox Christians Mark the Ascension of Christ Today
Today is the Feast of the Ascension, one of the twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox Christian calendar. The day commemorates the moment Christ rose bodily into…
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A German Travel Site Just Named This Greek Island Europe’s #2 Secret
A small Cycladic island most tourists have never heard of just landed the number two spot on a major German travel site’s list of Europe’s best authentic…
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Austrian Media Calls Ios the Rising Star of the Cyclades
An Austrian entertainment and news website with millions of readers across Austria, Germany, and Switzerland just gave the Greek island of Ios a major feature…
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Crete Builds 10-Meter Lyra Gunning for Guinness Record
A 10-meter-high Cretan lyra, believed to be the largest ever built, has been unveiled in southern Crete and is now awaiting official recognition from Guinness…
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Gogo Mastrokosta, Greece’s 90s Fitness Icon, Dies at 56
Gogo Mastrokosta, the television fitness instructor who defined Greek pop culture in the 1990s, has died at 56 after an 18-year battle with breast cancer. Her…
