Lefkada, 3. February, 2014. For the second time in between 8 days a heavy earthquake shaked the Ionian Islands with the epicenter in Kefalonia. The seism with minimum 5,7 refered to the Richter scale (Geodydamic center of Athens) destroyed a lot according to Alexandros Parisis, the major of Kefalonia. Reports are telling that at[…]
The word democracy derives from the Greek word „demos“ which means people and „kratos“ which means rule. So it means “rule of the people”. It is a political system with the right of co-determination. In ancient Greece, the folk was seen just to be adult, free men, which could participate at the people’s assembly, so[…]
The word tradition itself derives from the Latin “tradere” or “traderer” which means to pass down something, to transmit, hand over, or to give for savekeeping. Tradition passes down religious beliefs, principles, behavior, action patterns or shortly said everything without instinct (how to use tools, language). It is transmitted within a group or society, and[…]
Recognizably traditions play an important role in Greece. People from all generations are dancing together traditional folklore dances, almost every day there is a band playing live music in a Taverna or bar, where almost everybody knows the Greek lyrics by heart as well as for many people it is more than normal to just[…]
Time is money. Money is time. Since we are little, this slogan is crossing our every day life. We don´t have time, we are late, we have things to do, Work for money, Time for cash. But what lies behind this way of acting, what is the real meaning of this sentence? First of all[…]
Your past is always your past and even if you forget it, it remembers you ( Sarah Dessen). 40 years ago the students in Athens were on the street trying to build a better future. They are now the past that we should always remember and cherish. Student’s protest in 1973 was celebrated on Friday,[…]
From 11th – 20th October 2013 an European Seminar of Youth in Action, organized by the NGO Solidarity Tracks took place in Lefkada. Young people from 13 European countries, including Eastern Europe and the region of Caucasus, participated in the sense of gaining more knowledge in the area of entrepreneurship and sustainable development. Young leaders[…]
By Cosmina Bajan In a world in full process of globalization, when economy and politics are disputing the first position in the complex category of criteria upon which we can compare a country, cultural and traditional patterns seem to be obsolete Yet, if we really want to understand what lies behind the acting in a certain way or[…]
The festival, which was happening this year between the 18th and 25th of August was all about the tradition of bringing cultures from all over the world together. The parade starts with the beat of a drum, then people can hear the first groups of dancers coming. Tap-dancers stepping trough the Agora – Street of[…]
Saturday, 10t of August, an environmental event named Clean Beaches took place in Kathisma, Lefkada. The main purpose of the event was to sesnsibilize people on the problem of the throwing out of garbage and more specifically cigarette ends in the sand, on the beach, or in the sea. The event organized by Equal Society[…]
Jordan hosted this year during June 11-13 the second edition of the Euro-Med Youth Awards. The Euro-Med Program is a program promoting youth mobility within the European and Mediterranean area. The aim of the event was to increase the visibility of the Euro-Med Cooperation with key partners from the youth field, to enhance the achievements of the[…]
Friday 7th of June 2013, Nidri, Lefkada. The EVS volunteers in the Eco-House Project started at the beginning of May in Nidri presented their work to the public by organizing a series of workshops with the children in schools and also with the young people in Nidri and Lefkada City. The initiator of the[…]