No, it is not necessarily New Years Eve when you hear rockets and fireworks in Vrontados. It is an old tradition there to fire thousands of rockets at two churches in the night before Easter Sunday. This is called rocket war because both churches have a team and they pretend […]
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Oxi Day is celebrated in Greece and Cyprus to commemorate the Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas’ rejection of the ultimatum given by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on October 28, 1940. The name of this holiday is taken from the word the minister used when he objected to the Italian leader. The […]
On the 28th of October each year the “Oxi Day” is celebrated throughout Greece. On this special day there is held a parade in the central square of Chios City to celebrate the historical day in 1940, when the Greek Prime Minister Metaxas rejected the the ultimatum made by the […]
Mastic – one of the most important and typical plants of Chios Island. We had the chance to see and take part in some of the steps to produce Mastic, the “white gold” which many tourists and inhabitants buy and love so much. But it is a really long procedure […]
In 1912, after the first Balkan war, the Greek Navy liberated Chios Island from Turkey annexation. Every year, on the 11th of November, Chios celebrates the independence of the Island. Thus, we had the opportunity the see the parade they organized: We saw the children from kinder garden to primary […]
What better way to get to know the Greek culture than experience the Greek Independence Day on 25th of March? In order to honor the final independence from the Turks there are several small parades in every village of this beautiful island and a bigger one in the capital town […]
On the 18th December the Christmas Theater of the primary school of Vrontados took place. All the parents and children arrived and were very curious about the theater. We were also very excited about it, because we prepared a short play with the children from the 5th and the 6th […]
Chios Island is for sure part of Greece today. By visiting the parade to honor the liberation of Chios hundred years ago, we learned that especially Chios Island is a good example for fights for territories in Europe. By being located right next to the Turkish coast, Chios was occupied […]
In Thymiana this year, the Carnival was celebrated on Sunday the 13th of march, whilst others celebrated the next day. Typically the streets are filled with dressed up people, food stands and snack bars on every corner, and space for the parade to take place. In the car on my way […]
Due to the “On- arrival”- seminar beginning on the 12th until the 17th of November two volunteers of our project had the unique chance to be a part of this event. Of course they went to the university and the impression they gained there are presented with the help of […]
The 25th of March is a national holiday in Greece. After the Byzantine Empire fell to the Turks in 1453 and remained under their rule for almost 400 years, on the 25th of March 1821 the bishop Germanos of Patras raised the Greek flag at the Monastery of Agia Lavra […]