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A series of events with the theme “Greeks and Greek Language in Venice 2012” (Greci e greco a Venezia 2012) is organized by the Department of Greek language and Literature of the University of Venice, Ca’ Foscari, from March...

The 30th Greek Festival of Sydney proudly presents "Koukouvagia : The Owl in Ancient Greece" on Thursday, March 29 at Tali Gallery. Associate Professor Vrasidas Karalis will hold the lecture, which ecamines the owl’s significance and its place in ancient Greek history. In Ancient...

Members of Toronto's large Greek community were out in full force to celebrate their homeland's independence day on March 25th. Under a sunny sky, hundreds participated in the annual Greek Independence Day Parade filled with Greek pride for their...

By Stefano Ingannamorte Meta-Action today announced the launch of a new project with the aim of connecting, through photographic images, the bohemian art enclave of Metaxourgeio with the rest of the world. The Greek group's ambitious plan is to establish at least 1000...

Melbourne and Sydney honored Greece’s great national anniversary. Thousands of Greeks flooded the centers of the two big cities in order to celebrate the 25th of March. The Greek community of Melbourne commemorated the Greek National Day yesterday, with the traditional...

A Turkish designer named Serkan Bilgi has created English and French versions of his portable Karagöz-Hacivat set for children, and will make the shadow theater tradition available in European markets. Bilgi, who works as a designer for a humor magazine and...

The first episode of Greece's Got Talent discovered an amazing 14 year-old tenor, Yiorgos Ioannou. The Cypriot teenager traveled to Athens to perform at the popular talent show and it was definitely worth the trip as he amazed the...

There is not a huge Greek community in Mexico City, but the 1,500 proud Greek-Mexicans that live in this city keep their traditions and customs alive. On March 25th, the Greek community of Mexico organized a Greek Independence Day celebration....

The Hellenic Foundation for Culture in Belgrade will participate at this year’s International Festival of Archaeological Film organized by the National Museum of the Serbian capital in cooperation with foreign cultural centres and Embassies in the country. The 13th International...

The Hellenic Foundation for Culture Branch in Bucharest presented a performance of dance, music and poetry on March 23 based on the text "The Free Besieged" by Greece's national poet Dionysios Solomos. On the occasion of the celebration of the March 25th...

There are several cities in Greece that commemorate the 25th March National Anniversary in a unique way, not only with church services, wreath deposits and parades, but with special ceremonies and events that have their roots in old times. In...

The Australian Labour Movement and the Greek-Australian Community asked their government to condemn the strict austerity measures that are being forced onto Greece. They point out their views in their most recent statement (March 22), in which it’s being stressed that:...

The students of the Elementary School of Drymos participated in the planting activities of the Municipality of Oreokastro due to World Forestry Day. The excellent weather conditions along with their enthusiasm marked the planting event, which was sponsored by...

The 30th Greek Festival of Sydney proudly presents "Memosinon", a Phillip George exhibition on Herodotus’ globetrotting curiosity, collecting iconography, mapping culture, adding ideas and stories one upon another like a multi-layered transnational pastitsio baked in the oven of the diaspora. Herodotus’ account of history was...

Τhe Prime Minister of Victoria, Ted Ballieu, and the leader of the main opposition party, Daniel Andrews, will attend this year’s March 25th celebrations for the National Independence Day of Greece. The commemorating event will take place at the Memorial...