Tag: Pontus

Official Eurovision Video Released; Ripe in Emotional Symbolism

Greece’s official music video for its Eurovision 2025 entry, “Asteromata” by Klavdia, has been released and has Greek audiences around

March 20, 2025

Greek Eurovision Song Irks Turks

The song that will represent Greece at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland has angered some people in

February 6, 2025

Stunning Chapel Uncovered During Panagia Soumela Renovations in Turkey

A chapel accessible only through a hidden passage has been discovered during the restoration of historic Panagia Soumela Monastery in

December 31, 2017

Unlikely Protector: Turkish Shepherd Guards Historic Pontian Greek Church

A 60-year-old Turkish shepherd is an unlikely guardian of a Greek Orthodox Church in northern Turkey, protecting the historic structure

November 20, 2016

We’ll Be Celebrating All Things Pontian This Weekend

The Pappas Post team has been invited by the Pontian Society of the Southeast, based in Atlanta, Georgia, to the

June 22, 2016

The Greek Vegan: Commemorating the Pontian Genocide with Traditional Hosafi

In 1922, the Exchange of Populations between Greece and Turkey forcibly repatriated approximately 1,000,000 Christian, Turkish- speaking Greeks from Asia

May 19, 2016

August 15th Liturgy Celebrated at Historic Panagia Soumela in Pontos by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

For only the 6th time in almost a century, a Greek Orthodox Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the historic monastery

August 17, 2015

Fascinating Cambridge University Research Links Endangered Pontic Greek Dialect to Ancient Greek

Until Medieval times, the area of Trabzon, on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, lay at the heart of the

May 24, 2015

An Unforgettable Musical Moment on Greek TV: A Century After Near Annihilation, Pontos Lives

One of the most popular music shows on Greek TV is “The Voice” which brings amateur singers to sing, as

February 23, 2015

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