Greek Like Me

Why is September 1 a big deal for Orthodox Christians? We explore the purpose and history of the Ecclesiastical New Year, St. Symeón the Stylite, and the Green Patriarch.

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Our fig tree started as a cutting from a friend from Constantinople, whose tree was a cutting from a friend from Cyprus. I love how Greeks share seeds and cuttings.💙 Last year, a bumper crop of figs. This year, 2 bowls & then the squirrels found them 😫 Next year throwing a net over it.

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Mómos, Greek god of mockery, blame, scathing criticism and satire. How the Joan Rivers of Mt. Olympus became a vessel for social criticism and rebellion throughout time.

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The Sacred Band of Thebes

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 We wanted to close Pride month with a bang, celebrating an important chapter in Greek history that's also a part of LGBTQ history. The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite 4th century BCE fighting unit made up of 150 pairs of male lovers that battled for freedom in the Greek world.

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Happy Juneteenth!! 💙

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Join us for an intriguing conversation with Thaao Penghlis about the quest for Priam’s treasure, the Lion Gate at Mycenae and the lost tomb of Alexander the Great. We’ll talk about his travels. And his podcast, Thaao Penghlis’s The Lost Treasures, where he follows the path of 19th century Homer fanboy, Heinrich Schliemann, on his hunt to prove the people and places of the Illiad were real.

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Greek Firewalkers have been accused of paganism, even satanism. But nothing will shake the dedication of these devout Orthodox Christians to the seven hundred year old tradition of the Anastenária.

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Over 80% of Greek Jews were annihilated during the Holocaust. Renée Benmeleh joins us to share the stories of her fierce Yiayia who survived the N**i machine against tremendous odds with tenacity, spirit, and a love of life

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TikTok · Mandina 130K likes, 1622 comments. “Apparently the question 'would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear" has been going around. Just my two cents as someone who has experienced both. How many people have seen a bear in their life and not only lived to tell the tale, but we're not even rem...

Kali Anastasi! Καλή Ανάστσση! Blessed Palm Sunday to Orthodox Christians💙

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Rescues, betrayal, and assassination: a civil war in the middle of the Greek Revolution resulted in Greeks killing Greeks, nearly derailing the fight for Independence. Bouboulina’s heroic feats couldn’t save her.

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When you’re cleaning the family vocabulary whiteboard ‘cause the priest can bless the house & realize the bad word is written in permanent marker. 😳

Bouboulina Rebels: Patriarchy, secret plots and the Ottoman Empire. A preamble to the Greek Revolution Χρόνια Πολλά! Happy Greek Independence Day! 🇬🇷💙

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What Americans mean by “white,” Greek allies, and how a Greek Orthodox Archbishop rallied his flock to step up for Civil Rights at a time when conforming was the only way to succeed in America.

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Apokries means Carnival Season in Greece, and Patras Carnival is the biggest. Inspired by Dionysus, influenced by Venice and France, it has a nearly two hundred year history of Masquerade balls, parades, a near-diplomatic crisis, arson, and treasure hunts. Καλές Απόκριες!

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Our holiday slowdown was complicated by Covid, but we're back with new episodes starting January 25

Once, the Twelve Days of Christmas didn’t mean turtledoves and gold rings to the Greeks, but hordes of vicious goblins causing mayhem. We’ll explore the history of the kalikántzaroi, and how to protect yourself during the most wonderful - and scariest - time of the year.

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So true!!😌💗🥰

He rescued children, averted a famine, and was the patron saint of sailors, brides, and pirates. Nearly 1,700 years later, St. Nicholas still inspires the best in us.

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TikTok · Dr. Drew | Veterinarian 30.5K likes, 1024 comments. “🐶🚨PSA TO ALL PET PARENTS 🐶🚨”

I didn’t know! Thinking back we’ve had close calls. Terrifying ! Please share

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In the early days of Greco-Italian War, as their region was being invaded, and their villages attacked by the Italian army, the women of the Pindus stepped up to fight back and keep the Greek army going.

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