The Agas Event
The Greek culture is very rich in holidays, festivals and happenings. Also on Chios Island we can witness many different celebrations.
One of them is the “Agas” event. This important happening takes place at Olympi and Mesta on Ash Monday, 48 days before Orthodox Easter.
The celebration day of Agia Markella
Agia Markella or Saint Markella was an inhabitant of Chios and is a really revered saint, it is said that her icon is miraculous. Saint Markella was born and lived in Volissos during the 14th Century. She was raised as a Christian by her mother and when she died Agia Markella kept living her life according with the values that her mother taught her.
The Fairy Christmas - A Christmas story by Etheldred B. Barry
A short-story by Etheldred B. Barry.
The Greek Independence Day on March 25
Every year on the 25th of March whole Greece is celebrating. In every school children create a parade and theatre plays or other presentations to the topic 25th of March. In the cities there are bigger parades and the Greek flag is present everywhere. But what is this exciting day about?
The little match girl - A Christmas story
A short-story by Hans Christian Andersen published in 1845.
The Summer Solstice
The month of June has an important date!! The summer solstice!
A solstice happens when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and in the ancient cultures this was related to power, of course. The summer solstice has generally been celebrated around the north hemisphere as a time of power and a coincidence of energies. This event happens twice every year in the winter and in the summer and this phenomena together with the equinoxes, are connected with the seasons.