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Greek Like Me Episodes

A podcast about all things Greek. History. Language. Lore. Culture. Food. Mythology. Family and more. From diners to the Ottoman Empire, from the history of baklava to Greek Independence. What it means to be Greek and how it shapes our world.

Posts in Pascha
The Easter Rocket War of Chios
The Easter Rocket War of Chios
Anastasi Service, Chios, Rocket Wars, ethnic, Faith, Greek, Greek heroes, Greek Independence, Greek roots, history, Orthodox Easter, Ottoman Occupation, Pascha, Rebels, ReligionPamela Diotes Wood#rocketwar, #chios, #vrontados, #Paska, #greekeaster, #ottomanoccupation, #greekwarofindependence, #tradition, #greektradition, #resistanceComment
St. Kassiani: Hymnographer, Hero, Rebel
St. Kassiani: Hymnographer, Hero, Rebel

Influential hymnographer, poet, and champion of her faith, St.Kassiani was a devout, fearless, badass holy woman and feminist.

St. Kassianí: Hymnographer, Hero, Rebel
Pamela C. Wood
Faith, Greek, Greek women, history, Iconography, Icons, Jesus, Orthodox Christian, Orthodox Christianity, Orthodox Lent, Orthodoxy, Pascha, Prayer, Religion, tradition, Iconoclast controversy, St. Kassiani, HymnographerPamela Diotes Woodst.kassiani, #hymnographer, #greekorthodoxchurch, #iconodule, #iconoclastcontroversy, #icons, #constantinople, #brideshow, #poetComment
Red Easter Eggs & The Meaning of Pascha
Red Easter Eggs & The Meaning of Pascha

Why Orthodox call Easter Pascha, the spiritual symbolism of red Easter eggs - and how Greeks square off in an egg cracking competition that will leave one egg standing.

Closing music: Holy Thursday Hymn Simeron kremate epi xilou featuring Iro Saia

Links:

Greek Easter Egg Fight

Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating Kit

Fresco of Mary Magdalene presenting red egg to Tiberius

Red Easter Eggs & The Meaning of Pascha
Pamela Diotes Wood
culture, ethnic, Faith, Greek, history, Orthodox Christian, Orthodox Easter, Orthodoxy, Pascha, Religion, tradition, Greek Easter eggs, Greek egg cracking game, The ResurrectionPamela Diotes Wood#orthodoxeaster, #orthodoxchristianity, #pascha, #kalianastasi, #holythursday, #kokkinaavya, #κόκκινααυγα, #redeggs, #tsougrisma, #τσούγκρισμα, #earlychristians, #greekeaster, #thelastsupperComment
Why Are There Two Easters?
Why Are There Two Easters?

Growing up we celebrated TWO Easters: American Easter and Greek Easter. Wait…why are there two Easters? It’s complicated.

 
Why are There Two Easters?
Pamela Diotes Wood
culture, ethnic, Greek, history, Orthodox Christian, Orthodoxy, Pascha, Orthodox Easter, Western Easter, Easter CalendarPamela Diotes Wood#eastercalendar#podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινες, #easter, #pascha, #orthodoxeaster, #westerneaster, #onefaith Comment