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🇬🇷 WHAT’S NEW IN GREECE

🇬🇷 Greek finally gets its own day—February 9—because apparently inventing the alphabet wasn’t enough recognition. UNESCO designates February 9 as World Greek Language Day

🥈 Greece Wins Silver in Water Polo World Cup After Thrilling Final Against Spain

👕 Greece trades Nike for Adidas—proving once and for all that even the cradle of civilization loves a good rebrand 

🌎️ WHAT’S NEW OUTSIDE OF GREECE

📆 Greeks celebrates Palm Sunday—warming up for the rare double Easter like it's the Champions League of church calendars

💎 CULTURAL GEMS

See the face of a royal woman who lived in Greece 3,500 years ago

Thanks to the magic of modern tech and a touch of artistic flair, we can now look into the eyes of a woman who lived during Greece's late Bronze Age—no time machines required. Spanish digital artist Juanjo Ortega G. created a digital reconstruction of a Mycenaean noblewoman based on remains uncovered in a tomb near ancient Pylos, dating back to around 1500 BCE.

While she passed away in her mid-30s—a respectable age for the era—her regal features and intricate jewelry hint at high social status. This face, frozen in time, offers a fascinating glimpse into what life (and death) looked like for women of power during the Mycenaean civilization, long before democracy, drama, and Dionysian parties took center stage

📆 BEST OF GREEK CALENDAR

 🎤 27-28 June 2025: Dalaras & Papakonstantinou "An sothoun ta tragoudia", Nikaia.

🎭️25-26 July: Ancient Theater of Epidaurus, Yannis Houvardas Oedipus

🎭️8-9 August: Ancient Theater of Epidaurus, Maria Protopapa: Andromache, by Euripides

🧳 TRAVEL NEWS

This Week’s Theme: Easter in Greece

Because nowhere else in the world do people celebrate the Resurrection by smashing things, dyeing eggs blood-red, and throwing pots from balconies. And somehow… it works.

🎆 Leonidio at Easter: where cliffs echo hymns and the heavens light up on cue.

Nestled between towering cliffs and the sea, Leonidio turns Easter into a spectacle of light and tradition. As night falls on Holy Saturday, the sky fills with hundreds of handmade hot-air balloons, launched by locals in a dazzling display of faith and craftsmanship. The air hums with hymns, the streets glow with candlelight, and the scent of roasting lamb floats through the town—making Easter here feel like something between a spiritual ritual and a dream.

🏰 Easter in the mystical castle of Monemvasia 

In Monemvasia, Easter is a solemn and stirring celebration, set against medieval stone and the endless blue of the sea.

🆕 OBSESSIONS

🛎️ The cheapest, nicest hotels in Athens

🥗 The Black Cat (O Mavros Gatos): A warm, authentic taverna in Pangrati since 1963

🎤 The Greek Talk: Spotify Playlist for Easter!

🌟 GREEK STARS

Antonis Remos has quit singing, instantly triggering a nationwide identity crisis - it’s only for the summer, though.

✨ TRENDING GREEK SOCIAL MEDIA

@fanislabropoulos on Tik Tok : Stop going to the islands for Easter!

 🧑‍🍳 RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Tsoureki: The bread that’s 30% flour, 70% emotional expectations from your Greek relatives. This iconic Greek Easter bread is braided, buttery, and beautifully scented with mahlepi and mastiha.

Though traditionally made for Easter (often with a red egg tucked in like it’s hiding from the calorie police), Tsoureki has transcended its liturgical limits. You'll now find it year-round, sometimes jazzed up with Nutella, chestnut filling, or even coated in chocolate like it’s trying to win "Bake Off: Byzantium Edition." Whether you're dunking it in coffee or ripping off a chunk straight from the loaf like a carb-hungry renegade, Tsoureki remains a delicious symbol of family, festivity, and fluff.

💡 INSPIRATION

😎 GREEK FYI

 In some Greek islands, it’s tradition to paint your house white in the week before Easter—not just for looks, but to literally “cleanse” the home in time for the Resurrection. Yes, Greeks spring clean so hard they repaint their walls.

😂 MYTHIC MEMES

That’s it for this week. If you crack the strongest egg at the table—send us a pic. If you don’t… better luck next Easter.
Christos Anesti—and pass the tsoureki.

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