Tag: Greek
The Famous Jordan’s Petra
Posted by lingofacts | Jun 30, 2017 | Language | 0 |
Meaning of the Greek Flag
Posted by lingofacts | Apr 21, 2017 | Language | 0 |
Greek Burial Customs
Posted by lingofacts | Apr 21, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
The Original Santa Claus was Greek
Posted by lingofacts | Apr 21, 2017 | History | 0 |
Most Tourists in a Country
Posted by lingofacts | Apr 20, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
The Term Astronaut
by lingofacts | Oct 4, 2017 | Language | 0 |
The term “astronaut” comes from Greek words that mean “star” and “sailor.”
Read MoreThe Famous Jordan’s Petra
by lingofacts | Jun 30, 2017 | Language | 0 |
Petra, a famous archaeological site in Jordan’s southwestern desert, means “rock” in Greek, and this city lies in a small desert valley completely surrounded by towering sandstone cliffs.
Read MoreSuspended Monasteries in Air
by lingofacts | Apr 25, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
The name Meteora means “suspended in air”. Monasteries were built on Meteora’s rocks centuries ago, but today only six remain.
Read MoreEurope’s Oldest Currency
by lingofacts | Apr 24, 2017 | History | 0 |
Greece’s currency, the drachma, was 2,650 years old and Europe’s oldest currency. The drachma was replaced with the Euro in 2002.
Read MoreMeaning of the Greek Flag
by lingofacts | Apr 21, 2017 | Language | 0 |
The Greek’s motto is “Eleftheria i Thanatos” or “Freedom or Death.” and is represented in the country’s flag. Blue represents the sea and sky, while white stands for the purity of the struggle of freedom. In the upper left-hand corner is the traditional Greek Orthodox cross.
Read MoreGreek Burial Customs
by lingofacts | Apr 21, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
In Greece, the dead are always buried because the Greek Orthodox Church forbids cremation. Five years after a burial, the body is exhumed and the bones are first washed with wine and then placed in an ossuary, as part to relieve the shortage of land in Greek cemeteries.
Read MoreReal Name of Greece
by lingofacts | Apr 21, 2017 | Language | 0 |
The Greeks refer to their country as Hellas or Ellada and its official name is the Hellenic Republic. The English word “Greece” derives from the Latin Graecia, which literally means “The land of the Greeks.”
Read MoreWorld’s Most Archaeological Museums
by lingofacts | Apr 21, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Greece has the highest number of archaeological museums worldwide. The most famous of all is the new Acropolis Museum that lies on a hill below the Parthenon.
Read MoreThe Original Santa Claus was Greek
by lingofacts | Apr 21, 2017 | History | 0 |
Did you know that the original, historical version of Santa Claus was a Greek bishop who lived in Myra in the 4th century and is better known as Saint Nicholas?
Read MoreGreek Spitting Custom
by lingofacts | Apr 20, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Greeks believe that spitting chases the devil and misfortune away. That is why when someone transfers bad news such as a death or an accident, the people who hear it will usually spit three times.
Read MoreOldest Existing Written Language
by lingofacts | Apr 20, 2017 | Language | 0 |
Greek is considered the oldest written language still in existence with nearly five thousand years of continuous usage and is widely considered the richest and most influential worldwide since Latin, English, and Spanish.
Read MoreMost Tourists in a Country
by lingofacts | Apr 20, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Greece has the highest and is the only country in the world where the number of tourists doubles its number of population.
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