' in Greek. The Greek language has the longest history of any of the Indo-European languages and written records date back about 3,500 years. See how the letters are written in printed writing andcursivewriting. The Greek alphabet has letter 24 letters. Here is how to pronounce the letters...
The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul) is the titular head of Eastern Orthodoxy, but its many territorial churches (including the massive Russian Orthodox church as well as the Greek Orthodox church) are ruled independently by head bishops or patriarchs, who must be single or widowed...
2. Did you know that not all Christians celebrate Christmas on the same day? In countries with large populations of Orthodox Christians, such as Russia, the Ukraine and Romania, Christmas Day falls on 7 January. Some Greek Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on 7 January, too. 2)你知道吗?
In the upper left-hand corner is the traditional Greek Orthodox cross.Before Greece’s currency the drachma was replaced with the Euro in 2002, it was the oldest currency in Europe and had been around for 2,650 years. That’s a seriously long time....
Ethiopians are very religious people and most of them practise their religion regularly. More than half of the population are Christians and mostly follow the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which is one of the oldest Christian churches in the world. ...
Religions:Greek Orthodox 98%, Islam 1.3%, other .7% Literacy rate:97.3% (2011 est.) Economic summary:GDP/PPP(2013) est.): $267.1 billion; per capita $23,600.Real growth rate:–3.8%.Inflation:-0.8%.Unemployment:27.9%.Arable land:18.95%.Agriculture:wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, oliv...
Some Orthodox and Hasidic Jews wear a special type of underwear that allows them to urinate without having to touch themselves, in order to avoid the temptation to masturbate.[10] Greek philosopher Diogenes, who was known to masturbate in public, once quipped: "Would to heaven that by rubbing...
At some point, many Catholics and Greek Orthodox members moved their wedding rings to their right hand. But the good bishop (1533 to 1556) suggested they switch back as one of their symbolic rituals to distance themselves from the church they had just divorced, pun intended. Fact 8. Wedding...
Most of the people living in Cyprus are Greek Orthodox Christians. The Cypriots celebrate various festivals, the Limassol Carnival, the Ayia Napia Medieval Festival and Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations are the country's biggest and most popular festivities and events. ...
Only a few knights actually bothered going on to the Holy Land, and the ancient Greek treasures of Constantinople were either destroyed or taken. The conflict between Greek and Roman Catholic Christians was so bloody that it permanently cemented the schism between Eastern Orthodox Christianity and...