12 April 2021 4:53pm
The annual publication of the Hellenic Film Commission of the Greek Film Centre (GFC), “Production Guide Greece-Winter 2021”, highlights the beauties of Greece as a kick-ass filming destination in the south-east of Europe. Blessed with the friendliest light in the world, Mediterranean climate, stunning locations and versatile in terms of landscapes and architect, Greece is also filled with devoted local talent and a 40 per cent cash rebate. In COVID-19, Greece has shown its ability to cope with the pandemic efficiently and has gained praise worldwide for the collaboration between government, health experts and the public.
Filming in the country is continuing under new government COVID-19 related protocols and procedures during shootings and preparatory tasks.
April fool’s day in Greece
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April Fools Day is widely celebrated in Greece. There are references to the day in 1564 when France reformed its calendar at the start of the year from March to January 1.
Those who failed to keep up with the change, preferring instead to cling to the old calendar, may have been the first April fools.
Though it seems like a logical explanation, there are many characteristics of April Fool’s Day with Ancient Greece’s renewal festivals that required behaviour not typically allowed, such as lying, deception and pranks.
A ‘renewal festivals’ took place in many different cultures to mark the beginning of spring.
Israeli experts discover 2,000-year-old Dead Sea scrolls
The fragments of the biblical texts are believed to have been stashed away in a cave during an armed Jewish uprising against Rome.
A restorer works on fitting pieces of the original Dead Sea Scrolls in place
Israeli archaeologistson Tuesday said dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text and hidden nearly 1,900 years ago have been discovered in a desert cave.
The parchment fragments are the first new scrolls found in archaeological excavations south ofthe city of Jerusalem in the last 60 years.
What have archeologists found?
The artifacts have been radiocarbon dated to the 2nd century AD, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The most beautiful cities of Ancient Greece
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Although most tourists associate Ancient Greece with Athens and its numerous sights, such as the Parthenon, the Herodion of Atticus theatre, or the Temple of Olympian Zeus, there are hundreds of additional places around the country that are home to some of the most important archaeological findings in Greece.
In fact, in almost every Greek city or on every Greek island, you will find ancient monuments, sculptures or remains of ancient buildings, that are evidence of the grand historical past of the country.
Many of these monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, not just because of their majestic architecture or because of how old they are, but also because of their contribution to modern civilization, society, art and sciences.
Georgia Drakaki
The cultural platform GREECE IN USA is a global organization that promotes Greek culture abroad and promotes international cultural cooperation. Founded in New York by the internationally renowned Greek adjunct professor CUNY Sozita Goudouna, one of America’s most prominent Greek curators.
GREECE IN USA makes an impressive opening amid a pandemic, launching, with the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture, the group exhibition “The Right to Silence?” / “The Right to Silence?” on the penitentiary system, prison and incarceration regimes and the reform of criminal justice, in different geographical and political contexts. The first phase of the exhibition is currently presented at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, City University of New York with the participation of 43 Greek and Cypriot Artists, while the second parallel action is expected in February at “Undercurrent”, one of the most influential Brooklyn-based showrooms worldwide.