Very productive Greek dance classes took place in Chile, in Punta Arena by the Greek community. M. Rapanaki taught teenagers and adults traditional Greek dances during the mornings and evenings. Anyone who wanted to learn how to dance “Syrtaki” and other traditional dances was welcomed at these lessons. This action supports the community and the Greek [...]
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Nostos Literary Contest Winners Announced, Buenos Aires
The Hellenic Cultural Association “Nostos” in Argentina has announced the winners of its 3rd international literary contest, with the theme of this year being “The Parthenon Marbles: The History of a Looting, or The Looting of History?”. More than 350 essays, tales and poems in Greek, Spanish and English from five continents were entered in [...]
Chile Holds 2 Competitions for Greek Youth
The SAE Central and South America Region decided to carry out two competitions, addressed to children and adolescents of Greek origin, aged between 10 to 18 years old. The competitions aim to attract the interest of young Greeks abroad for the “wealth” of Greek language and oral tradition. The two winners will have the chance [...]
Greek Independence Day Parade, Buenos Aires
The Greek community in collaboration with the authorities of Buenos Aires will honor this year the 190th anniversary of Greek Independence Day with a parade along “Avenida de Mayo”, the central avenue in Buenos Aires, linked to the Argentine Revolution of 1810 against Spain. The whole program will include open-air cultural events, Greek products exhibition [...]
Onassis Curse Strikes Again?
Athina Onassis, the only surviving heiress to grandfather Aristotle Onassis’s fortune, has talked of leading a life of simplicity—but it seems she’s unable to keep the “Onassis curse” at bay. Little more than a week ago, the ex-lover of Onassis’s husband—and the mother of Onassis’s two stepchildren—jumped to her death from a seventh-floor flat in [...]
“Feta Mykonos” from…Buenos Aires!
By Marianna Kourti The cheese was ready. It was packed and labelled as “Feta Mykonos”. Nothing unusual at first. The problem is that the factory producing “feta” from Mykonos is not located in the famous island, not even in Greece. It is situated in the district of Buenos Aires, where “Armar” company produces small quantities [...]
Chile Holds 2 Competitions for Greek Youths Abroad
The SAE Central and South America Region is aiming to attract the interest of young Greeks abroad for the “wealth” of the Greek language through two competitions. “Attributing great importance to our youth and the preservation and dissemination of the Greek culture, we decided to carry out two competitions – on Greek proverbs and Greek [...]
New Historical & Sociological Book Released: “Greeks in Chile”
A systematic 15 years of research even in the cemeteries of the most remote town of Chile, regarding information on Greeks, dating from 1536, and more recent immigrant interviews were used for a new book. The book titled: “Greeks in Chile” was recently published. The book is based on a historical and sociological study and records the Odyssey of Greeks in [...]
Bomb Explodes at Greek Embassy in Buenos Aires
A bomb exploded early Thursday in front of the Greek embassy in the Argentinian capital, causing material damage but no injuries, police said. Foreign Ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras told the AP the device was very small and that there was no one at the embassy when it went off Thursday. Authorities in Europe and elsewhere [...]
Peru’s Greek Community Holds Greek Folk Dance Seminar
More than 6o Greek expatriates attended the Greek folk dance seminar that took place a few days ago in Lima, Peru. Dance teacher Margarita Rapanaki came from Chile and was warmly welcomed by the president of the Greek community in Lima, Sonia Raptopoulou and by the Greek consul, Eleni Georgopoulou. The seminar was housed in the spacious halls [...]
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02 / 10 South Africa Attracts Unemployed Greeks
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02 / 09 Greek Culture Depicted In 2012 SAE Latin American Calendar
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02 / 08 Unknown Vandals Spray Graffiti Threat on Greek Orthodox Monastery in Jerusalem
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02 / 07 Egyptian Minister of Tourism Awards Greek Εntrepreneur
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02 / 06 Philhellene Persian Poet Fereydoon Faryad Passes Away
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