Christmas - New Year Traditions, carols,......... remain live throughout the year, even when life changes. Music:Mihalis_Hatzigiannis_-_A gia_Nihta- silent night and Nana Mouskouri -ellhnika kalanta

Giorgos Theofanous Music School

Kala Xristougenna

 St. Nicholas is important in Greece as the patron saint of sailors. According to Greek tradition, his clothes are drenched with brine, his beard drips with seawater, and his face is covered with perspiration because he has been working hard against the waves to reach sinking ships and rescue them from the angry sea. Greek ships never leave port without some sort of St. Nicholas icon on board. To members of the Eastern Orthodox Church, as are most Greek Christians, Christmas ranks second to Easter in the roster of important holidays. Yet there are a number of unique customs associated with Christmas that are uniquely Greek. On Christmas Eve, village children travel from house to house offering good wishes and singing kalanda, the equivalent of carols. Often the songs are accompanied by small metal triangles and little clay drums. The children are frequently rewarded with sweets and dried fruits.
After 40 days of fasting, the Christmas feast is looked forward to with great anticipation by adults and children alike. Pigs are slaughtered and on almost every table are loaves of christopsomo ("Christ Bread"). This bread is made in large sweet loaves of various shapes and the crusts are engraved and decorated in some way that reflects the family's profession.
Christmas trees are not commonly used in Greece. In almost every home the main symbol of the season is a shallow wooden bowl with a piece of wire is suspended across the rim; from that hangs a sprig of basil wrapped around a wooden cross. A small amount of water is kept in the bowl to keep the basil alive and fresh. Once a day, a family member, usually the mother, dips the cross and basil into some holy water and uses it to sprinkle water in each room of the house. This ritual is believed to keep the Killantzaroi away from the house.
There are a number of beliefs connected with the Killantzaroi, which are a species of goblins or sprites who appear only during the 12-day period from Christmas to the Epiphany (January 6). These creatures are believed to emerge from the center of the earth and to slip into people's house through the chimney. More mischievous than actually evil, the Killantzaroi do things like extinguish fires, ride astride people's backs, braid horses' tails, and sour the milk. To further repel the undesirable sprites, the hearth is kept burning day and night throughout the twelve days.
Gifts are exchanged on St. Basil's Day (January 1). On this day the "renewal of waters" also takes place, a ritual in which all water jugs in the house are emptied and refilled with new "St. Basil's Water." The ceremony is often accompanied by offerings to the naiads, spirits of springs

 http://www.aglaiakremezi.com/articles/128/christmas-in-greece

Greek Traditional Recipes for Christmas

Dimitris Basis

Dimitris Basis, is a Greek singer musician. He is from the village of Cherso, near the city of Kilkis.
Dimitris Mpasis was born in Stuttgart. His parents lived in Germany for some years. He came to Greece for the first time at the age of eight when his entire family returned to Herso, a small village near the Greek - Macedonian border.
At the age of nine he started chanting the liturgy in the local church and three years later he begun to study Byzantine music. He gained his diploma at the age of seventeen. At the same time he used to sing at many cultural celebrations.
When he was twenty years old just after his first steps in professional singing he was discovered by Stamatis Kraounakis and Warner Music company who immediately offered him a contract. For three continuous seasons he was singing with Alkistis Protopsalti, Stamatis Kraounakis and Lina Nikolakopoulou, and wrote history due to his musical performances under the music director Andreas Voutsinas. His professional debute began with his participation in two of Stamatis Kraounakis works: “Otan Erhonde I Fili mou” where he sang two songs and in the soundtrack of the T.V. series “To Trito Stefani” where he took part in one song. In 1996 he was discovered by Christos Nikolopoulos and he performed live. In 1997 his first album became a reality with the title “Me tin Fora tou Anemou” (music by Christos Nikolopoulos, Kostas Falkonis and lyrics by Christos Papadopoulos). Eight months later the soundtrack of T.V. series “Psithiri Kardias” was in music stores (music by Christos Nikolopoulos and lyrics by Eleni Giannatsoulia).
It was a tremendous success with over 120.000 sales. Dimitris Mpasis’ voice started to be heard not only in Greece but abroad as well. In the next season he worked with Dimitra Galani and Manolis Lidakis and by the end of 1998 his second personal album “Se Anihtous Ouranous” is ready (music by Christos Nikolopoulos and lyrics by Aris Davarakis, Eleni Giannatsoulia).
The winter period of ‘98 – ‘99 was important to Dimitris Mpasis’ career because of his collaboration with Haris Alexiou. In the summer of 1999 he started a series of concerts all over Greece and Cyprus with Yiannis Kotsiras. That same summer he performed with Stavros Xarhakos in a series of concerts with K.O.E.M. (National Orchestra of Greek Music) both in Greece and abroad. Simultaneously he took part in a dedicated concert for Christos Nikolopoulos in the Athens Concert Hall. This concert was also performed again in the Herod Atticus Odeon. In October 1999 he gave a series of concerts in Australia with Irini Haridou. In the winter of 1999 – 2000 we saw him with Eleni Tsaligopoulou. *wikipedia*

 

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Calendar of Music Events in Greece 

 

Wisdom through the ages

Greek Proverbs

• "Άγιος που δε θαυματουργεί, μηδέ δοξολογιέται."
  • "The saint who works no miracles isn't glorified."

• "Αγάλι-αγάλι γίνεται η αγουρίδα μέλι."
  • 'A green fruit gets ripe slowly.
  • Patience.

• "Αδερφός, κι ας ειν' κι οχτρός." (Κεφαλονίτικη παροιμία)
  • "Brother, even though he is your enemy."
  • Blood is thicker than water.

• "Ακαμάτης νέος, γέρος διακονιάρης."
  • Lazy youth, begging old age.
  • Laziness.

• "Άλλα λέει η γιαγιά μου, άλλα ακούνε τα αυτιά μου."
  • "My grandmother says something, my ears hear something else."
  • The real meaning is deeper. It means that the young do not listen to the old.

• "Αν δεν παινέσεις το σπίτι σου, θα πέσει να σε πλακώσει"
  • "If you do not praise your own home, it will fall on you and squash you."'
  • You do not speak badly about your own family.

• "Αλλοι τα γένια πεθυμούν, κι άλλοι που τα 'χουνε τα φτυούν."
  • "Some wish they had a beard and the ones that do, are spitting on it."
  • The young wish to be old, and the old wish to be young again.

• "Άλλος σπέρνει και τρυγάει, κι άλλος πίνει και μεθάει."
  • "One seeds and harvests and another drinks and gets drunk."

• "Αμαρτία 'ξομολογημένη, η μισή συγχωρεμένη."
  • "A confessed sin is half a sin."
  • A confessed sin is half-forgiven.

• "Aν πιαστείς στο χορό θα χορέψεις."
  • "If you join the dance-circle, you must dance."
  • On getting swept along by events.

• "Άνθρωπος αγράμματος, ξύλο απελέκητο."
  • "The illiterate person is like an uncarved piece of wood."
  • Literacy.

Jupiter Conjunct Chiron ~ December 7, 2009 | astrogrrl.com

Jupiter Conjunct Chiron ~ December 7, 2009 | astrogrrl.com

Sigma Live Lifestyle | Η Γλυκερία στο Φεστιβάλ "Αντίποδες" | Sigma Live

Sigma Live Lifestyle | Η Γλυκερία στο Φεστιβάλ "Αντίποδες" | Sigma Live

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                                                                 Glykeria LIVE
Glykeria (born Glykeria Kotsoula)(Greek: Γλυκερία), born 1953, in Agio Pnevma, Serres is a Greek singer active in Greece and Cyprus, while also gaining fame in Israel, France, Turkey and England. Her career has spanned over 30 years and is marked by several multi-platinum releases.
Glykeria began her career in 1974 working in the Athens Plaka music boites and gave performances with well-known artists, singing songs by M. Hadjidakis, M. Theodorakis, M. Loizos and others.
Marking the beginning of the 80's, Glykeria released her first solo album, "Ta Smyrneika", a compillation album with traditional songs from Smyrn.
In 1982 she was selected to represent Greece in the Europalia '82 festival in Brussels, together with Sotiria Bellou, George Dalaras and Margarita Zorbala.
She has sung in concerts in Greece and abroad (Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus, Israel and Turkey). Due to the successful concerts she gave in Israel she was proclaimed most popular foreign singer; the Mayor of Jerusalem awarded her the golden key of the city (1994). Three albums were released in Israel at the same time, all of them gold in a very short time: Glykeria golden-hits, Far away, Glykeria 14 classics, and her first album in France: Golden hits The voice of Greece.
In 1998 her second album was released in France. She took part in two albums for the American label Putumayo and in compilations released in Europe.
In 1999 she performed two concerts in Tel Aviv with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. A few months later the concerts album was released and, immediately afterwards, Glykeria and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was released throughout the world by Sony Classical.
In 2001 she participated in the album Alif of the world-renown musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek                                                                  

                                                         

We love this book and so does the rest of the world

The Advertiser, an Australian newspaper, published one of the first reviews of The Alchemist in 1993 saying "of books that I can recommend with the unshakable confidence of having read them and been entranced, impressed, entertained or moved, the universal gift is perhaps a limpid little fable called The Alchemist... In hauntingly spare prose, translated from the Spanish, it follows a young Andalusian shepherd into the desert on his quest for a dream and the fulfilment of his destiny."^[19] Since then, the novel has received nearly universal praise, making it to the top spot on best seller lists in 74 countries and winning prestigious awards in Germany and Italy.^[4][20][21] It has been called a "charming story," "a brilliant, simple narrative," and "a wonderful tale, a metaphor of life," from people in places as diverse as South Africa, Finland, and Turkey.^[22] It has been praised by public figures like Will Smith^[23], Russell Crowe^[24], and Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburō Ōe^{[not in citation given]} Arash Hejazi the Iranian publisher of Paulo Coelho believes that The Alchemist is exceptional in many cases. He notes that the book has had a 'longer than expected life-cycle... It was not supported by high marketing budgets in the first few years after its publication. It was not written in French or Spanish. It did not enjoy a film tie-in and was not recommended by positive reviews and the media, but it is still selling, only relying on the word of mouth as its main marketing tool.'^[25]

Alchemy (Arabic:al-kimia) (Hebrew:אלכימיה al-khimia) is both a philosophy and a practice with an aim of achieving ultimate wisdom as well as immortality, involving the improvement of the alchemist as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties. The practical aspect of alchemy generated the basics of modern inorganic chemistry, namely concerning procedures, equipment and the identification and use of many current substances.
The fundamental ideas of alchemy are said to have arisen in the ancient Persian Empire.^[1] Alchemy has been practiced in Mesopotamia (comprising much of today's Iraq), Egypt, Persia (today's Iran), India, China, Japan, Korea and in Classical Greece and Rome, in the Muslim civilizations, and then in Europe up to the 20th century, in a complex network of schools and philosophical systems spanning at least 2500 years.
*wikipedia*

NIKOS IAKOVIDIS

hathike mia orea fonara 

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Ax more Smyrnaki

Rosee, Pasqua (fl. 1651–1656), coffee-house keeper, was probably born into the ethnic Greek community in Ragusa, Sicily, in the early seventeenth century. By 1651 Rosee had moved to Smyrna in the Ottoman empire, where he made the acquaintance of Daniel Edwards, an English Levant merchant who had acquired a taste for coffee. As a non-Muslim Levantine, Rosee was well placed to serve as an intermediary between English merchants and the Ottoman Turks, and it is likely that he began to work for Edwards in this capacity in Smyrna.
Edwards left Smyrna in the latter part of 1651, perhaps to escape an outbreak of the plague in that city in September, and he returned to London with Rosee in his service. Henceforth Rosee was responsible for preparing and serving coffee to Edwards and his household. Edwards's household was located in Walbrook ward in the City of London. Here Rosee served ‘two or three dishes’ of coffee ‘at a time twice or thrice a day’ (Houghton, 312). The popularity of the novel drink among Edwards's friends and acquaintances was such that it became impractical to have Rosee serve it in a private house, so Edwards helped Rosee to establish his own business selling coffee to the public from a shed in the churchyard in the parish of St Michael Cornhill. Despite its inauspicious building, Rosee's coffee house was distinguished for its customers by a sign bearing his own head. This was the first coffee house in London. It is likely that Rosee's London coffee house was opened in 1652 as John Aubrey asserted. However, conclusive archival evidence of Rosee's coffee house does not turn up until mid-1656, when parish registers record Rosee's trading partnership with Christopher Bowman in St Michael's Alley. The first coffee house in England was probably established in Oxford a few years earlier in 1650 by a Jewish entrepreneur named Jacob who opened a coffee house at the sign of the Angel in the parish of St Peter-in-the-East.

Traditional Greek dancing is a fast-paced, aerobic workout that can burn hundreds of calories per hour. Greek dancing typically involves jumping, skipping, fast-paced walking and even light jogging. The entire body is engaged in calorie-burning routines that are simple to learn and enjoy!

Dancing - Greek

This activity burns approximately 
296 calories per hour for an average, 145-pound person.

Aslanidou kai Arvanitaki - OPA OPA OPA OPA!!!!!!!

Chiron from Mythology to Astrology

One of the most recently discovered heavenly bodies is a planetoid named Chiron. Although there are differences of opinion over the actual classification of this body (some claim it's a comet or an asteroid), its power is widely acknowledged. It was first sighted in 1977 on its trek between Saturn and Uranus.

The Planet was named after Chiron, the Centaur (see Sagittarius). In Greek Mythology, Chiron's mother was a water-nymph who, while trying to run from Zeus' amorous overtures, turned herself into a horse. She did not escape, however, and Zeus impregnated her. When she gave birth, she was shocked to see that her newborn was half horse, half boy. The mother was so terrified that she prayed to the gods to be changed into a tree. Her wish was granted. Thus, both of Chiron's parents abandoned him. Instead of dwelling on that, though, he became a skilled teacher and healer. One day, while he was handing a poisoned arrow to a student, it dropped and pierced his leg. Since his father was a god, he was immortal, so he could not die. In terrible pain, he prayed to the gods to let him die. They, in gratitude for his teachings, let him out of his misery and placed him in the sky.

Chiron is the wounded healer. This Planetoid is for everyone who, rather than giving in to despair amid their own suffering, reaches out so others will not have to experience the pain they've felt. Many people who have had a painful childhood grow up to be psychiatrists or therapists so that they can help other people get through the same things that hurt them. Parents who have lost children to drunk drivers go on to form support groups so that other parents know they are not alone. These people feel the influence of charitable Chiron. It can be healing for a person to help others cope with a pain that they themselves have lived through.

Bravo sou Eleni - H canadeza pou egine star stin Ellada

We lost Eleutheria from XFACTOR GR but she will sing along side SAKIS ROUVAS at his request and at his next live club appearance

Dustuxws den ta katafere h ELEUTHERIA ELEUTHERIOU kai apoxwrhse xtes antimetwpizontas tous PALE FACES pou htan gia deuterh fora protinomenoi
OI treis krites : Nikos Mouratidhs - Giorgos Leventis - Katerina Gagaki me duskolia apofasisan na thn diwxoun giati htan kai oi duo polu kaloi! Dustuxws omws efuge h Eleutheria
Auto einai ena video pou eftiaxa egw apo to 1o live ws kai to 5o

Ta tragoudia pou eipe
1) Den Milw Gia Mia Nuxta Egw
2) Kopse Kai Moirase
3) Auth H Agaph Xanei Xronia
4) Ntiskotek
5) No one

Bravo sou Eleutheria mou eisai monadiki kai brosta sou iparhi megalo mellon gia tetia fonara kai glykia parousia !!!! DEN PIRAZI PAME PARAKATO !!!

WOW!!! full of greek stuff lol

Karma - New Serial on ANT1 - Theme is past lives and how they affect us today

Updated February 19, 2010, Current episode

Elliniko Kafenio

Dare to Dream

"Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible." 

                                                                              

To kokkino foustani - My greek spirit's favorite song of all time

I nihta kateveni me mavro faretze

Ki i poli dipsazmeni gia fota ke souxe.

Vale to kokkino foustani

ekino pou se kani na miazis pirkaya.

Ela ke mi metras tin ora

ta niata ine dora pou kene san fotia.

Ti na mas perimeni avrio to proi

pios erotas petheni ke pios ta gennithi.-

SIRTOS

The Sirtos band was formed in the fall of 1980.

At the time, the favorite entertainment option of folk music lovers was the "táncház" (dance house: authentic folk dancing with live music). At the tender age of one, Sirtos inherited the stage of Danúvia Cultural Center, and thus they had the opportunity to launch their own dance house.Tours of the country followed, then in 1982, the first guest performance in Greece. The joyful and appreciative reception of the Greek audience gave them incredible momentum for their further work. They collected a great deal of music material, and gradually increased the number of their instruments as well. At the same time, they produced numerous recordings for the folk music programs of the Hungarian Radio. They learned the playing techniques of the folk instruments from local masters during their tours in Greece.

Learn the famous Zorba dance - Sirtaki

Sofo logia

Μια φορά και έναν καιρό ήταν μία κοπέλα που είχε τέσσερις πιστούς συντρόφους.

Μα δεν τους αγαπούσε όλους το ίδιο, ούτε τους μοίραζε ισάξια την φροντίδα και την προσοχή της.
Πιο πολύ από όλους αγαπούσε τον τέταρτο σύντροφο.
Του αγόραζε τα ακριβότερα ρούχα και παπούτσια , ενώ δεν παρέλειπε ποτέ της να του μαγειρέψει τις νοστιμότερες λιχουδιές και να τον φιλέψει με τα πιο λουκούλλεια εδέσματα.

Αυτός άξιζε πάντα το καλύτερο και ποτέ της δεν παρέλειψε να του προσφέρει ότι πολυτιμότερο υπήρχε, δίχως να λογαριάζει το κόστος και το πόσο θα έπρεπε να δουλέψει για αυτό.

Αγαπούσε επίσης πολύ και τον τρίτο της σύντροφο, ο οποίος μάλιστα ήταν και ο ομορφότερος.
Όπως λοιπόν καταλαβαίνετε τον έπαιρνε πάντα μαζί της και τον επιδείκνυε με κάθε επισημότητα, σε κάθε εμφάνιση της.
Φοβόταν όμως πως κάποια μέρα και παρά τις προσπάθειες της να τον κρατήσει, θα την άφηνε για κάποια άλλη.

Αγαπούσε όμως και τον δεύτερο σύντροφο της.
Ήταν αυτός που πάνω από όλους μπορούσε να εμπιστευτεί.
Ήταν πάντα υπομονετικός, ανεξάντλητος και ευγενικός μαζί της.
Όποτε και αν αντιμετώπιζε δυσκολίες μπορούσε να τον συμβουλευτεί και αυτός θα έκανε τα πάντα για να τη βοηθήσει να ξεπεράσει κάθε εμπόδιο.

Ό πρώτος της σύντροφος ήταν ένας πολύ πιστός ακόλουθος με πολύ μεγάλη, αν και αθόρυβη συνεισφορά, στη διατήρηση της υγείας και της ευημερίας της.
Δεν τον αγαπούσε όμως αυτόν της το σύντροφο και παρόλο που εκείνος την λάτρευε, δεν του έδινε καμία σημασία.

Μια μέρα η κοπέλα αρρώστησε και σαν κατάλαβε πως δεν της έμενε και πολύς χρόνος ακόμη, αναπόλησε την υπέροχη ως τότε ζωή της και φοβούμενη, όπως όλοι, τη μοναξιά αναρωτήθηκε αν θα την ακολουθούσε κάποιος από τους αγαπημένους της συντρόφους στη νέα της κατοικία.

Ρώτησε λοιπόν τον τέταρτο και πιο αγαπημένο της σύντροφο. "Σε αγάπησα πιο πολύ από κάθε άλλον και σου προσέφερα ότι πολυτιμότερο υπήρχε σε τούτο τον κόσμο.
Τώρα που φεύγω θα με ακολουθήσεις στο νέο μου σπίτι για να μου κρατάς συντροφιά;"
"Αποκλείεται!!" Φώναξε ξαφνιασμένος εκείνος και έφυγε χωρίς δεύτερη κουβέντα.

Η απάντηση του δυνατή μαχαιριά στην ήδη άρρωστη καρδιά της την έκανε να σαστίσει.

Πληγωμένη και προδομένη στράφηκε στο τρίτο σύντροφο της.
"Σε αγαπούσα σε όλη μου τη ζωή", του είπε, "Τώρα που πεθαίνω θα ήθελες να έρθεις μαζί μου για να μου κρατάς συντροφιά;"
"Όχι" απήντησε εκείνος παγερά και αδιάφορα. "Η ζωή είναι πολύ ωραία!
Όταν θα πεθάνεις θα ψάξω καινούργια αγάπη να βρω."
Πάγωσε σύγκορμη ακούγοντας και τη δική του απόρριψη και βυθίσθηκε ακόμη περισσότερο στον πόνο και στη θλίψη.

Με τις λιγοστές δυνάμεις που της είχαν απομείνει έτρεξε στον δεύτερο σύντροφο της και με φωνή σχεδόν ξεψυχισμένη του είπε:
"Όποτε και αν χρειάστηκα τη βοήθεια σου ήσουν εκεί για εμένα, τώρα που φεύγω για τη νέα μου κατοικία θα έρθεις μαζί μου; Σε χρειάζομαι πλάι μου!"
"Δυστυχώς δεν θα μπορέσω να σε βοηθήσω αυτή τη φορά", της απήντησε μαλακά.
"Το μόνο που θα μπορούσα να κάνω και αυτό επειδή είσαι εσύ, είναι να σε συνοδέψω ως την είσοδο."
Αυτό φάνταζε ως το τελειωτικό χτύπημα. Αποτελειωμένη και αποκαμωμένη έκλεισε τα μάτια και ξέσπασε σε λυγμούς.

"Εγώ θα έρθω μαζί σου" ακούστηκε μια φωνή!
"Θα σε ακολουθήσω οπουδήποτε κι αν πας!"
Η κοπέλα άνοιξε τα μάτια ξαφνιασμένη και είδε τον άνθρωπο που είχε συνηθίσει να ξεχνά.
Ο πρώτος της σύντροφος στεκόταν μπροστά της.
'Ηταν πάρα πολύ αδυνατισμένος και με εμφανή τα σημάδια από την ασιτία και την αμέλεια.
Φανερά στεναχωρημένη αλλά και ανακουφισμένη από αυτό που είχε μόλις ακούσει η κοπέλα του είπε:
"Θα έπρεπε να σε είχα φροντίσει όταν είχα τη δυνατότητα! Εσένα πάνω από όλους."
"Συγνώμη που δεν ήμουν εκεί για σένα"
"Συγνώμη που δεν μπόρεσα να καταλάβω την αξία σου..."

Όλοι μας έχουμε τέσσερις συντρόφους στη ζωή μας.
Ο τέταρτος σύντροφος είναι το σώμα μας.
Όση προσπάθεια και αν καταβάλουμε ώστε να το κάνουμε να δείχνει όμορφο και υγιές, θα μας εγκαταλείψει σαν φύγουμε από τούτο τον κόσμο.

Ο τρίτος μας σύντροφος είναι τα υπάρχοντα μας, το κοινωνικό μας status, ο πλούτος.

Όσα και αν συγκεντρώσουμε, ακόμη και αν τα φυλάξουμε σαν κόρη οφθαλμού, όταν ξεκινήσουμε για το μακρύ μας ταξίδι θα περάσουν στα χέρια άλλων.

Ο δεύτερος σύντροφος μας είναι η οικογένεια και οι φίλοι. Όσο και αν στάθηκαν στο πλάι μας, όσο
και αν μας βοήθησαν στη διάρκεια της ζωής μας, στη νέα μας κατοικία δεν θα μπορέσουν ποτέ να περάσουν το κατώφλι.

Και ο πρώτος μας σύντροφος, που συνήθως ξεχνάμε στον αέναο αγώνα μας για ομορφιά, δύναμη, και χρήμα, είναι η ψυχή μας.
Αυτός ο μοναχικός και μοναδικός μας σύντροφος που θα μας ακολουθήσει οπουδήποτε και αν πάμε. Χωρίς να ρωτήσει, χωρίς να κοντοσταθεί.
Μόνο εκείνη ανάμεσα σε όσα κατέχουμε και σε όσα μας περιβάλουν θα είναι πλάι μας για πάντα!

Ας την καλλιεργήσουμε λοιπόν τώρα που μπορούμε και ας της δώσουμε την αγάπη και τη φροντίδα που της αρμόζει,
γιατί μονάχα αυτή θα μας ακολουθήσει ως το θρόνο του θεού και από εκεί θα συνεχίσει μαζί μας ως την αιωνιότητα

Ilene Meyer - Artist of the day

Ilene Meyer is an internationally published artist who has received critical acclaim since the mid 80’s. She was born in Seattle, Washington. Inspiration for her paintings comes from travels throughout the world exploring cultures, philosophy, geography and science. Her work carries many hidden symbols such as images within images or symbols slyly depicted as something else.  Her surrealistic treatment of still life, animals, man and the universe spring from a loving perspective filled with fun and an interesting storyline.
                                                                    

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Mythology

Greece's GOD

Since the beginning of his career,  Sakis Rouvas has been considered as analogous to Michael Jackson to Greece.^[85] Rouvas has played a major role in the popularization of Western music genres and in the development of pop music in the Greek industry and breaking cultural barriers and being widely credited as the genres primary performer.^[86] In 2006, Pavlos Zervas of MusicCorner alleged that Rouvas was the primary performer supporting the pop/dance genre in Greece with such success.^[87] Jarmo Siim of the EBU characterized Rouvas as "undoubtedly the ultimate pop star in Greece with great international appeal."^[88] In the early 1990s, Rouvas became a dominant figure in Greek music, gaining notoriety for having a mass fanbase, especially with youth, leading to him being recognized as a phenomenon, a first in Greek music
In addition to musical influences, Rouvas' work has been influenced by literature, Greek art, and spirituality. He has credited his success to his faith, which he associated with more as he got older, saying "I am very thankful. I feel blessed. And everyday I thank God for that. Everyday. That is something that I didn't do in the past. Once, I didn't understand, I didn't value."^[83] He has a close personal relations with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople,^[84] whom offered to baptize his first-born child.

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Torches on EBAY

 Greek actress Maria Nafpliotou, playing the role of high priestess, lights a torch during a handover ceremony at Panathenian stadium in Athens October 29,2009.

Photograph by: Yiorgos Karahalis, Reuters

 VANCOUVER - The 2010 Olympic torch relay has barely started, and already somebody has put one of the 12,000 torches being used up for sale on eBay.

The starting bid is $2,500 US, and has attracted one bid in three days. The auction ends Saturday at 1:44 p.m.

It seems somewhat unpatriotic for a Canadian to turn around and sell their torch mere days after the Olympic flame reached Canada. But as it turns out, the seller probably isn’t Canadian — the torch is being sold from Athens, Greece.

The seller’s eBay name is Douramakos, and states that they have been selling Olympics memorabilia for 25 years.

“This is one of the first torches used in the torch relay in Greece,” reads the eBay listing.

“The gas canister was taken out from all torches by the organizers after each torch bearer finished their run.”

It is a fairly detailed listing — Douramakos has put up 15 photos of the torch. You can find it by searching “2010 Olympic torch” on the eBay site.

Torches are one of the most prized collectibles from the Olympics. Some are quite valuable — an Olympic torch from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary is worth about $10,000 US.

By John Mackie, Vancouver Sun

 The story of the Greek pioneers in British Columbia is the story of Greek sailors who, having drifted up to the Pacific coast, remained and made their homes there. Such sailors, in addition to Capiotis, his son-in-law Chugranis of Victoria B.C., are Nick Stevenson Moreas of Ladner B.C. and many others of whom unfortunately no valid record is to be found.

One of the first Greeks to settle in Vancouver was old man John Deliyannis who was not certain as to the date of his arrival there, probably it was in 1882. In his younger days he was very prominent in the candy business. He passed away at a ripe old age.

George Kanaris was the proprietor of the Vancouver Fish and Oyster Co., the oldest retail fish market in Vancouver. George Berbinos was his partner. Kanaris was very prominent in the Greek Community affairs, having made large contribution to the founding of the Greek Orthodox Church of Vancouver. He made quite a fortune in real estate and owned several houses and properties. He passed away at the age of 65.

Very dissapointed

Thimosa kai Graffo tin gnomi mou gia to Elliniko Xfactor

SIGNOMI PEDIA ALA GRAFFO STA KEFALIA APOPSE GIATI MEHOUNE PIASI KATI NEVRA KAI NIOTHO THA SKASO ME AFTA POU IDA APOPSE STO TELIKO !!!!! SINFONO APOLITA MAZI SOU KIRIE THEOFANOU, H ELLADA SIGA SIGA XANI TO OREO LAIKO TRAGOUDI TIS, EISAI DIKIOS SE OTI LES, BRAVO SOU POU EXEIS TIN DINAMI NA PIS AFTO POU BLEPIS BROSTA SOU KAI DEN AKOLOUTHAS TO SINITHISMENO SAN KAPIO ARNAKI.
EGW BORI NA EIMAI STO EKSOTERIKO ALA H PROTI MOU AGAPI ITANE KAI PANTA  THA EINAI TO ELLINIKO LAIKO TRAGOUDI , KAI STENAHORIEME PARA POLI ME OLA AFTA POU BLEPO!! EXO MINI AFONI ME AFTA POU IDA APOPSE STO TELIKO, ROCK POP KAI HIPHOP, ELEOS VRE PEDIA POU HATHIKE H ELLADA MAS?? THILADI , H ELLADA DEN EXI KALES LAIKES FONES KAI PREPI NA TREHI PISO APO TOUS KSENOUS SINEHIA???? DEN TO EHOUME PARAKANI VRE PEDIA???? DEN EXI  H ELLADA DIKITIS FONI ????? DEN PISTEVO TETIO KRATOS ME TOSI HISTORIA PAI NA HASI OLI TIN PERIFANIA TIS PANO STO TRAGOUDI, LIPAME POLI!!!!.

I liked the site, had to find a way to make it greek lolol

We found a singer while browsing the internet - FONARA o Panagiotis

ο όνομα μου είναι Παναγιώτης,είμαι από την Κέρκυρα και είμαι φοιτητής σε οικονομική σχολή. Ωστόσο ασχολούμαι με την μουσική τα τελευταία 15 χρόνια. Παίζω βιολί,πιάνο, κιθάρα, τραγουδάω και γενικά μ’αρέσει τόσο να συνθέτω μουσική όσο και να γράφω στίχους. Η μουσική, το διάβασμα και οι φίλοι μου είναι οι βασικές και καθημερινές μου ασχολίες. Τα μουσικά μου πρότυπα είναι ο Χατζηδάκις και ο Λοϊζος και είμαι θαυμαστής της Μοσχολιού,της Αλεξίου,της Γαλανη, του Νταλάρα,του Κοτσιρα και πολλών άλλων μεγάλων καλλιτεχνών. Μ αρέσει να κυνηγάω τα όνειρα μου οπως επίσης και να επιδιώκω να ζώ με τα θετικά που προσφέρει η ζωή. Τέλος πιστεύω πως ότι μπορούμε να φανταστούμε μπορούμε και να το πετύχουμε και πως ότι μπορούμε να ονειρευτούμε μπορεί να υλοποιηθεί...αρκεί να το θέλουμε πάρα πολύ και να είμαστε διατεθιμένοι να δουλέψουμε και να αφιερωθούμε σ’αυτό!!! Η τύχη πολλές φορές σου αλλάζει λίγο τα σχέδια και πόσο μάλλον η κακή,αλλά αν αντικρύσουμε τη ζωή σαν κάτι απόλυτα δικό μας τότε θα καταλάβουμε ότι μπορούμε να τη προσανατολίσουμε και να της δώσουμε την αξία που επιθυμούμε εμείς..
Good luck Panagioti - Kali sou tixi kai na bris kapion san ton Theofanou na sou grapsi tragoudia. aksizis !!

New song from Eleftheria Arvanitaki

"Den milo gia mia nihta ego"

ΔΕ ΜΙΛΩ ΓΙΑ ΜΙΑ ΝΥΧΤΑ ΕΓΩ Sumka Remix. Album: Και τα Μάτια κι η Καρδιά. Universal Music Greece. Παραδοσιακό, Μουσική διασκευή Στίχοι: Νίκος Μωραΐτης. Σκηνοθεσία: Κωνσταντίνος Ρίγος

The three friends have been living for some months in their native country Greece and they gained a lot of experiences. Their first album „Ithikon Akmeotaton! reached the TOP 20 of the Greek album charts, their songs have been played on the radio and numerous concerts in the whole country were given. Special thanks go to the fans who made this success possible! For the upcoming months Kosta, George and Dimi are about to take on a new challenge and do their military service.Look out for this group, they are certain to hit top 20 again.

 

Pringipesa - Eleni Vitali - Live at Kyttaro

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Courtesy of Greek Reporter.com

It was a wet, rainy, windy evening in Vancouver, the only Canadian city to host the newly acclaimed theatrical play based on the Trojan war, "Troades".  In the main hall of the Hellenic Community Center on Arbutus, the lead actress, Paola Hadjilambri, introduced the concept and history of the play explaining the Trojan story and its' characters.
The authentic Greek actors of Troades sang to Mikis Theodorakis' famous musical compositions as they walked around the stage dressed in their ancient costumes. The sharp eye of their humble director Leonidas Loizides followed the play as he sat nearby in the dark.
The live performance evoked many emotions and reactions from the audience; the despair and anguish that was dramatically portrayed by the actors on stage stirred many to tears.
The play is an anti-war statement and portrays the plight of women and children following the defeat of Troy at the Trojan war and brings alive the timeless message that there are neither winners nor losers at any war, but even through the disaster and despair caused by war, there is always hope and catharsis.
Directed by acclaimed theatre and film director Leonidas Loizides, with music by Mikis Theodorakis (composer of the "Zorba the Greek" film score).

Troades is appearing in other locations on the west coast:

November 1 - Seattle, WA

November 4 - Portland, OR

November 14 - Los Angeles, CA

November 15 - San Diego, CA

 

 Song presented in the theatrical play of the Trojan Women, presented here by the Actress who plays hecuba in the 1971 Movie Version . Irene Papas, famous greek actress/singer.