Greek language

Farantouri & Paspala | Athens | January 20 & 27

Maria Farantouri and Elli Paspala, two formidable vocalists who have been performing together for more than two decades and are best known for their interpretation of classic Greek songs from the likes of Manos Hadkidakis, Mikis Theodorakis and Stavros Xarchakos, present "Music Goes in Circles." With Takis Farazis on piano and David Lynch on winds and percussion, the two concerts at the Parnass

Greek cultural centre to open in Krasnodar region in Russia

A Greek cultural center will be inaugurated by the Greek community in the Russian town of Gelendzhik of in the Krasnodar region. According to reports in the Russian press, the three-storey building to host the centre will offer the chance to see objects of everyday life, icons and busts of personalities that influenced Greek culture, education and science.

Greek language in Australian preschools

 

Modern Greek will be one of 13 languages other than English to be taught to preschoolers in Australia this academic year through ELLA, an educational program aimed at acquainting young learners with different cultures and helping them develop essential cognitive skills such as memory recall, critical thinking, verbal and spatial awareness.

Hellenic Kids Club launched in UK's Southampton

Making things out of clay, singing Greek folk songs along with karaoke, learning the secrets to baking the perfect spinach pie, putting together a magazine in Greek: these are just a few of the activities that young members of the Hellenic Kids Club in the port city of Southampton on England's southern coast can have a go at while practicing their Greek.

BBC: The “mystery” of the Greek word philotimo (video)

There is a Chinese proverb that says a picture is worth a thousand words. But what if you come across a word that can’t be translated into other languages. The Greek word “Philotimo” has often been rendered as “Love of honour” in the English language, but this interpretation fails to encapsulate the true meaning of the world.

Tetsis in the early years: For God and country

A year after  the death of one of Greece's most prominent artists, Kathimerini offers a glimpse of a monumental project that is almost unknown to the general public, carried out by Panayiotis Tetsis (1925-2016) at the Church of Aghios Dimitrios on the grounds of the Hellenic Navy Academy in Skaramangas, west of Athens, during his military service in 1948 - long before he became a household name

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