Greeks… Have you ever been spat on by a Greek person? Maybe you were at a Greek christening and your child was spat on by a yiayia (grandmother). Maybe this yiayia spat…
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On the occasion of Mother’s Day, President of Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou posted a touching message and photographs of herself with her daughter and with her own mother and grandmother. “If today,…
While cards and flowers are great gifts that she will definitely cherish, there is nothing that will please a Greek mother and grandmother more than hearing you say how much you love her in Greek.
A wonderful initiative will begin in Thessaloniki next year, as high school students will “adopt” a grandparent from their local nursing home, in an attempt to bring the young and elderly closer…
Yiayia Emilia, aged 92, is an inspiration worldwide, proving that age really is just a number. The mentally and physically strong Kyria Emilia, who lives in the village of Nea Figalia in…
Greece’s 81-year-old windsurfer Anastasia Gerolymatou has set her sights on entering the Guinness Book of Records by sailing from Skala Kefallonias to Kyllini today Saturday, August 24, on a windsurfing board, covering…
‘Yiayia Next Door’ has been surprised with a heartwarming gift, airline tickets to see her family in Greece. The mysterious famous woman known as the ‘Yiayia next door’ and whose first name is…
In 2018, Atelier Bartavelle, a French fashion brand created in Paris by Alexia Tronel and Caroline Perdrix, launched Itinérance (Travelogue) a project development of their personal brand Atelier Bartavelle. Their travelogue starts…
A Greek Yiayia in Melbourne could possibly be named one of the world’s best neighbours, as for years she has been feeding a young Italian guy next door, who adores Yiayia and…
A 100-year-old Leventissa Yiayia was applauded for dancing an amazing Tsamiko filled with heart and soul at a Pascha Panygiri (festival) in Nafpaktos on Sunday, proving that age is definitely just a…
90-year-old grateful for Greeks support worldwide after being arrested for selling handmade slippers
“I’m going to light a candle for everyone in church,” said 90-year-old Yiayia Susana Iliadou, after learning the 200 euro fine she was given after being arrested for selling handmade knitted slippers…
Greeks around the country have been left angered after hearing news of 90-year-old grandmother Susana Eliadiou being taken to the police station and held there for 12 hours after selling slippers at…
106-year-old Yiayia Stavroula Katsarou lives in a lovely little home in the village of Ano Myrtia, Aitoloakarnania, located in Central Greece. Stavroula has never taken medication in her 106 years on earth…
Yiayia holds a special place in every child’s heart and after taking care of him for such a long time, Antonis Spanoudakis wanted to show his Yiayia how much she means to…
At the age of 105, and with 10 children, 50 grandchildren, 87 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren, Kyria Panagioula from Kalymnos is one of the oldest women in Greece, who may enter the…
Nothing compares to the love of Pappou and Yiayia, and beautiful images of this proud grandfather and grandmother confirm the famous saying, “Your grandchildren are your children twice over.” The overjoyed Pappou and…
In an Australian first, ‘The Mediterranean Health Expo’, will be a day jam-packed with health seminars, cooking demonstrations, entertainment, and plenty of Greek food and wine, held at The Greek Club in Brisbane,…
On Tuesday night in the village of Krya Vryssi in Pella, a 70-year-old grandmother died as she protected her 20-year-old granddaughter Kiki from her 38-year-old attacker who set out to kill her after…
Today is International Women’s Day, where the world celebrates strong, powerful and inspirational women. I feel very grateful that I don’t need to look very far or think very hard about which…
There is great wisdom in the age-old belief that all we need to heal and cure ourselves can be sourced from the natural world around us, and many a Greek yiayia (and…