Winter in Greece
For those who thought that Greece is only a summer country, you couldn’t be more wrong :-). Due to its varied nature and culture, Greece is never boring!
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The pomegranate brings good luck for the New Year – Greek tradition
On the first day of the New Year, in many Greek homes, the new year is welcomed by opening a pomegranate for good luck. It is also common to receive a pomegranate (‘ρόδι’, made of metal, glass or other materials) as a gift in Greece, to bring good luck ( ‘γούρι ») for the new year.
The onion that will bring us luck – Greek tradition
A Greek new year’s lucky charm! Κρεμμύδα, το πρωτοχρονιάτικο γούρι!
Greek Christmas Carols from different areas in Greece
Did you ever celebrate Greek Christmas and New Year in Greece? Apart from other traditions, you will hear typical Greek Christmas carols all over the country: the “kalanta”. Greece is rich in music and depending on the geographical regions, there are different Christmas and New Year songs, using different instruments and rhythms.
Greek traditional Christmas Cookies – Melomakarona
Christmas is nearly there and in Greece this means we buy, eat, treat or make melomakarona. With this recipe you can bake your Greek traditional Christmas Cookies, while learning Greek.
Greek Christmas and New Year Traditions
Looking forward to the Christmas Period? Here below you will find information about some Christmas traditions in Greece. In the meantime, in order to improve your listening skills, you can click on the button above, where you will find the text in Greek as well as the Audio
25 reasons why to love Greeks!
Do you love Greece? You are not Greek, but you feel Greek? If you ask the question: “Why Greeks can be proud to be Greek?”, we can come up with many answers! Take a look at the answers below and let us know what else is missing… In the meantime, do not forget to learn […]
How I heard about Omilo, and started learning Greek :)
People learning Greek, as a hobby, are really special, and you do not meet them every day! However, Omilo was founded in 1996 and has welcomed so many students from every corner in the world, all wanting to learn Greek. Over the years, we have heard the most amazing reasons why somebody wants to learn […]
A Greek December Month
When we talk about December, we think of winter and celebrations. And also in Greece, winter “really” means winter and celebrating!
Athens Classic Marathon
The Athens Classic Marathon is one of the most important sport events hosted by the city of Athens. Thousands of runners from all over the world participate in every year’s race. Apart from the sportive event, they have the chance to enjoy the Greek hospitality, to discover the fascinating landscape and to explore a city […]
