Recipe:
Khoriátiki Saláta
(Country-style
Salad)
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Ingredients:
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- 2-3
tomatoes
- 1
cucumber, diced
- 1
onion, cut in rings
- 2
green peppers, cut in rings
- Black
olives
- 8 oz.
sheep's cheese
- Capers
& eggs, as desired
- Extra
virgin olive oil
-
Freshly ground pepper
-
Vinegar
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Oregano
- Salt
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Preparation:
Put the prepared vegetables in a bowl, pour on
vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and mix well.
Garnish with black olives, sheep's cheese, and
possibly also capers and eggs. Be sure to toss in
plenty of olive oil, then sprinkle with oregano.
Serve with freshly-baked white bread.
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August's
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Khórta - Fresh & Zesty Grecian Herbs |
 Khórta
When Greeks
talk about khórta, they actually mean
grass or hay. But when they order khórta
salad in a restaurant, they expect
something else. In Greece, the term
khórta also covers a number of wild
herbs, which can be picked in the
meadows or by the roadside and used in
salads, after a brief blanching. They
have an unusually spicy taste, contain a
lot of bitter substances, and greatly
enrich the already copious selection of
salads. Species vary from region to
region, but there are also different
names for the same species. The term
khórta includes dandelions, stringing
nettles, wild radish, sorrel, ribwort,
and other wild plants. No laws restrict
the gathering of these wild herbs, and
locals are free to pick as many as they
like.
Photo and Excerpts from:
Culinaria Greece by Marianthi Milona
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August 15th
Feast of the Dormition
The
Feast commemorates the repose (dormition and in
the Greek kimisis) or "falling-asleep" of the
Mother of
Jesus Christ. It also commemorates
the translation, or assumption, into
heaven of the body of the Theotokos. |
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Community Event: Athens Sister City Shuffle: Run for ‘The
Runners’ – August 21, 2008 |
Thursday, Aug. 21 -
CHICAGO
7 pm in Greektown West Loop
Registration will begin at 5 pm
Block Party: 7-10:30 pm
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The Athens Committee of
Chicago Sister Cities International is hosting a 5k run,
"Athens Sister City Shuffle: Run for 'The Runners'
2008." The race kicks-off Chicago's Taste of Greece, and
supports the fundraising efforts for “The Runner”
sculpture by artist Theodoros
Papayiannis, to be placed at O’Hare International Airport.
"The Runners" sculpture
features five runners emerging from antiquity to meet
the present, and will be located at O'Hare International
Airport, along the I-190 south side embankment, west of
Bessie Coleman Drive. The Runners will serve as a tie
between Athens and Chicago, but also as a landmark
within the city.
Complete race and
sponsorship information is available at:
www.sistercityshuffle.org |
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Special Feature: Heritage Walks in
Athensthens |
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6th Heritage Walk: The Heart of the
Modern Greek State |
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(Continued from
July's Issue)
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here
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article
on additional page |
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The 6th walk is a journey through 19th
century Athens, the capital of the newly
formed independent Greek State.
STARTING POINT:
Syntagma Station
TERMINUS:
Acropolis Station |
(1)
SYNTAGMA SQUARE (CONSTITUTION SQUARE):
The most important square in Athens, named
so as to commemorate September 3, 1843, when
an Athenian revolt led by the military...
The riverbed of the Iridanos and the wide
ancient street, that started from the Gate
of Diochares Gate and led to Mesogaia, were
also traced in the same area...
 (2)
THE PARLIAMENT BUILDING: The building
that now houses the Greek Parliament was
built in 1836-1843 by the Bavarian
architect..
(3)
EGYPTIAN EMBASSY: The former residence
of Georgios Psyhas, an elegant neoclassical
mansion built in 1875 by the architect
Ernest Ziller...
(4)
ITALIAN EMBASSY: Built in 1885 by the
architect Ernest Ziller, appointed by the
merchant Stephanos Psyhas. Later, it became
the residence of...
(5)
FRENCH EMBASSY: Built in the early 20th
century by the architect Anastasios Metaxas.
Former residence of the Carolos Merlin
family. The French Embassy has been housed
here since...
(6)
NATIONAL GARDEN: Originally, and until
1922, this was the Royal Garden, open to the
public for limited hours only. A smaller
piece of land was first planted in the 1840s
by the Bavarian...
(7)
CHURCH OF SOTEIRA LYCODEMOS (now the RUSSIAN
CHURCH): It dates to the first half of
the 11th century. The founder was a man
named Stephanos, clearly a member of the...
(8)
ANGLICAN CHURCH OF ST. PAUL: Its
construction began in 1838 to plans by H. Acland in a neo - gothic style. Some
alterations were made by C.R. Cockerell and
Ch. Hansen.
(Filellinon St)
(9)
JEWISH MUSEUM: A Historical and Folk
Museum that presents the social, religious
and cultural activities of the Jewish
community in Greece since 300 BC. There are
moving records of...
(10)
GREEK MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN'S ART:
Founded in 1994. The museum aims at the
aesthetic education and promotion of
creativity in children, by introducing them
to all forms of art...
(11)
KYDATHINEON ST: Named after the "Kydathineon",
an aristocratic deme of ancient Athens. In
medieval times it was known as "Platea
rouga tou Aligomou"...
 (12)
CHURCH OF AGHIA SOTEIRA OF COTTAKIS: A
four-columned cross-in-square church, built
in the second half of the 11th century,
probably on the ruins of an earlier
church...
(13)
SEFERIADIS-TSATSOS HOUSE: For a short
time the residence of the diplomat and poet
George Seferis, the 1963 Nobel Prize winner
for literature...
(14)
CENTRE FOR ASIA MINOR STUDIES: Dedicated
to the recording and preservation of the
culture of...
(15) MUSEUM OF GREEK FOLK ART: It displays a
broad range of Modern Greek folk art,
illustrating clearly the forming of the
Modern Greek cultural identity from the mid
17th to the early...
(16)
GREEK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: For children
under 12, their parents, and teachers. It
was founded in 1994, with the collaboration
of the Municipality of Athens...
(17)
IOANNIS PAPARRIGOPOULOS MANSION:
(27 Kydathineon St)
(18)
FILOMOUSOU ETAIRIAS SQUARE: Named after
the Filomousos Etairia, originally founded
as the former "Athenian Library", in 1813.
It's objectives were of a social, cultural
and national...
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TRIPODON ST
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ELLINIKI ETAIRIA
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LYSICRATES' MONUMENT
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ACROPOLIS STATION (M)
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To read about these 4
locations, please refer to our March
newsletter featuring
Heritage Walk #1 |
Excerpt from: "Heritage Walks in Athens"
by the Municipality of Athens Cultural
Organization,
and by the Elliniki Etairia Hellenic Society
for the Protection of the Environment and
the Cultural Heritage
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article
on additional page |
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Next
Month's Article:
Heritage Walk #7
MUSEUMS, COLLECTIONS, AND THE NATIONAL GARDEN |
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Istories
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Dimitra
Galani, Dama Koupa
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Vasilis
Papakonstantinou, Vatomoura |
From
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Ola Gia
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Makis
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Yianna
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Nikos
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Kalomira, Secret Combination - Full Version |
Kalomira, Secret Combination CD Single
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Marios
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Nikos
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Mia
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Giorgos Marinis, 3CD Album: Giorgos Marinis |
Keti
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Ta
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Newly Added 80's Cult Classic
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Literature & Fiction in Greek - Books and DVDs |
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Newly Added Beijing 2008 Collectable Pins! |
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Vancouver 2010 Collectors' Pins - Just Arrived!d! |
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Featured Destination: Chalki |
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 GEOGRAPHY:
The small island of Chalki, to the west of
Rhodes, has recently been declared an international
meeting place for the world's Youth Movements. It is
just 28 sq. km. in area, has 34 km. of coastline, a
population of 334 and is 302 nautical miles from
Piraeus. There is a boat from Piraeus, via the outlying
islands, linking it also with Amorgos, Pholegandros,
Melos, Santorini, Anaphi, the rest of the Dodecanese,
Crete, the islands of the north and east Aegean, and
Kavala. A local service links it with Carpathos, Kasos
and Rhodes and in the summer there is a hydrofoil
service from Rhodes (harbor and Kameiros) once a week.
The island's capital is Chalki (Nimborio). A mountainous
island (highest peak Maistros, 593 m. a.s.l.) with no
provision for tourists, it is fine for those wanting a
true taste of island life with only basic amenities.
HISTORY: Chalki was inhabited in ancient times,
and seems to have been named after the copper mines
there. Excavations have shown that it experienced a
period of acme in antiquity (10th - 5th century BC) but
later sunk into oblivion. In the 13th century it was
captured by the Venetians. Its recent history is much
the same as that of the other islands of the Dodecanese
and it became part of the Greek state in 1948.
 SIGHTS-MONUMENTS: The island's capital and port,
Nimborio, was built amphitheatrically on its southeast
side on the creek of the bay of Nimborio. The former
capital, Chora, nowadays deserted, was in the island's
hinterland in order to escape the menace of pirates.
There are many abandoned houses at Chora which, in its
hey-day, was a thriving community of some 4,000. The
ruined medieval castle still stands, built on the site
of the ancient acropolis, as does the church of St.
Nicholas with its significant wall-paintings. Other
places of interest on the island include the
monasteries, of the Taxiarch Michael, of St. John, the
Holy Trinity and the Holy Cross. One can reach the
beaches on both the north and south coast of the island
by caique or by walking from Nimborio. There are good
fishing grounds between Chalki and the islets of Alimia
and Erimonisa.
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August 2008 Greek Orthodox Calendar |
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Sundayy |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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1
Proodos of the Holy Cross
7 Maccabean Youths |
2
Translation of the relics of Stephen
New Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles
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7th Sunday of Matthew
Righteous Isaacius, Dalmatius, Faustus
Salome the Holy Myrrhbeare
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4
Holy 7 Youths of Ephesus |
5
Forefeast of the Transfiguration
Martyr Eusygnius |
6
Holy Transfiguration |
7
Afterfeast of the Transfiguration
Martyr Dometios |
8
Emilian the Confessor
Myronus, Bp. Of Crete |
9
Matthias of the 70
Anthony of Alexandria |
10
8th Sunday of Matthew
Martyr Archdeacon Laurence
Chitus of Athens
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11
Martyr Euplus the Deacon
Patriarch Niphonu |
12
Martyrs Photios & Aniketos
Soldier-martyrs of Crete |
13
Apodosis of Transfiguration
Maximos the Confessor |
14
Forefeast of the Dormition
Prophet Micah |
15
Dormition of the Theotokos |
16
Icon
Martyr Diomede |
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9th Sunday of Matthew
Martyr Myron
Straton, Philip, Eutychian, & Cyprian of
Nicomedea
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Martyrs Floros & Lauros
John and George, Abps. Of Constantinople |
19
Great Martyr Andrew Stratelates
Martyrs Timothy, Agapius and Thecla |
20
Prophet Samuel
Martyr Luke of Bouleuto |
21
Thaddeus of the 70
Martyr Bassa and her Children |
22
Martyr Agathonikos & Companions
Martyr Anthuse |
23
Apodosis of the Dormition
Ireneaus, Bishop |
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10th Sunday of Matthew
Hieromartyr Eutyches
Cosmas of Aitola
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25
Apostle Bartholomew
Titus of the 70 |
26
Martyrs Adrian and Natalia
Righteous Joseph |
27
Poimen the Great
Martyr Phanourius |
28
Moses the Ethiopian
Diomedes and Laurence |
29
Beheading of the Forerunner
Theodora of Thessaloniki |
30
Apodosis of the Forerunner
Alexander, Paul & John, Pats.Of Const. |
31
11th Sunday of Matthew
Venerable Sash of the Theotokos
Cyprian of Carthage
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