Month: August 2016

Hidden Cave Icons/Κρυμμένα Eικονιδίων στη Σπηλιά

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Cave full of icons at the ‘Spring of Hasia’

Today, is a very important day for Greeks of the Orthodox faith. It is the day of the Great Feast of the dormition or death of the Virgin Mary. Many people fast for 15 days before this day  and then a great feast is prepared. Athens is always so quiet this time of year as most Athenians head out of the city to celebrate this religious occasion.

I came across this little cave with Greek Orthodox icons inside. Not sure why the icons were placed in there, but it is most likely that some sort of miracle happened there. I’ll soon find out.. It’s located outside of Athens at a mountain with natural spring water running all around the site, and it is near a monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Village Life/Η ζωή στο χωριό

A little sample of village life in rural Greece. It’s so quiet, peaceful with fresh, clean mountain air.It’s worlds away from a city like Athens.

Ένα μικρό δείγμα της ζωής του χωριού στην αγροτική Ελλάδα. Τόσο ήσυχα, γαλήνια, με φρέσκο καθαρό αέρα. Είναι κόσμους μακριά από μια πόλη όπως η Αθήνα.

“Reunion with the mother is a siren call haunting our imagination. Once there was bliss, and now there is struggle. Dim memories of life before the traumatic separation of birth may be the source of Arcadian fantasies of a lost golden age.”– Camille Paglia

“Et in Arcadia Ego”