The Onion That Will Bring Us Luck – Greek tradition
A Greek new year’s lucky charm! Κρεμμύδα, το πρωτοχρονιάτικο γούρι!
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Greek Christmas and New Year Traditions
Looking forward to the Christmas Period? Here below you will find information about some Christmas traditions in Greece. In the meantime, in order to improve your listening skills, you can click on the button above, where you will find the text in Greek as well as the Audio
25 reasons why to love Greeks!
Do you love Greece? You are not Greek, but you feel Greek? If you ask the question: “Why Greeks can be proud to be Greek?”, we can come up with many answers! Take a look at the answers below and let us know what else is missing… In the meantime, do not forget to learn […]
Thessaloniki – More Than Just A Greek City
Thessaloniki, or often called “Salonika”, is the second largest city in Greece, after Athens. As we have written already many times about Athens, it is now time to introduce you to some secrets of Thessaloniki!
How I heard about Omilo, and started learning Greek :)
People learning Greek, as a hobby, are really special, and you do not meet them every day! However, Omilo was founded in 1996 and has welcomed so many students from every corner in the world, all wanting to learn Greek. Over the years, we have heard the most amazing reasons why somebody wants to learn […]
What has changed in Athens since 1986?
What has changed in Athens? It is a question many visitors ask. In general, somebody that visited Athens before 2000, has seen a different Athens, than the Athens of Today. Julie Crain from the USA also wrote an article about it, following her experience. She improved her Greek at the Omilo school , while living […]
A Well Known Christmas Song, In Greek : Trigona Kalanta – jingle bells
In Greece, many Christmas songs are sung; some are very known all over Greece, and some very specific for every region. However, there is also a song that is internationally known, but of course, in Greece, they sing it with Greek lyrics. Are you ready to learn how to sing “jingle bells” in Greek?
Biking in Athens, while learning Greek!
Do you like riding your bicycle? In the last 10 years, biking became steadily more popular in Athens and Greece. It is healthy, cheap and many times quicker than using public transport, to reach your destination! Even better, every year more biking roads are becoming part of the city and biking shops are popping up […]
Fygame Greek Language Book – Off we go to learn Greek! + AUDIO (Intermediate level)
January 2013 : A new ‘‘baby‘‘ was born within the Omilo team: ‘Φύγαμε για ελληνικά!’ Off we go to learn Greek, a Greek Language book for the intermediate level, + CD April 2019 : The book was re-published, 2nd edition, + CD or MP3 Audio link The proud parents are the Omilo teachers and authors Marina […]
Greek Orthodox Easter: Food and Traditions
Did you ever experience Greek Orthodox Easter? In Greece, Easter is the most important celebration of the year, with many traditions and special food. In this article you will read about the traditions that are followed in every region of Greece..
