Anna Wichmann

1 week ago | greekreporter.com | Anna Wichmann

Yannis Tsarouchis was one of the most prominent figures of modern Greek art, and while his work is well known within Greece, it has only begun to garner attention outside of the country. Known for his striking, colorful depictions of young Greek men, especially sailors, Tsarouchis has created some of the country’s most iconic works of modern art. His style was both distinctly modern and distinctly Greek and featured elements of ancient Greek art, Byzantine painting, and European modernism.

1 week ago | greekreporter.com | Anna Wichmann

Greg Louganis, four-time Olympic gold medalist, is thought to be one of the greatest divers in history. Louganis is known not just for his incredible athletic talents but also his role as an LGBT activist who proved that HIV/AIDS is not a death sentence. Born of teenage parents of Swedish and Samoan descent in 1960, Louganis was adopted as an infant by a loving Greek-American family and given the name Gregory Efthimios Louganis. The diver showed athletic promise from a very young age.

1 week ago | greekreporter.com | Anna Wichmann

The notorious pirate, Barbarossa, who eventually went on to be an admiral in the Ottoman Navy, was surprisingly half Greek. As a pirate, he was extremely successful, and his many victories for the Ottomans in the 16th century helped them secure a wide territory in the Mediterranean.

2 weeks ago | greekreporter.com | Anna Wichmann

Alepotrypa Cave, located in the Peloponnese in Greece, is home to one of the largest Neolithic burial sites in Europe. Located in the rugged area of Mani, the cave is part of the Caves of Diros complex. It was inhabited during the Neolithic period, or New Stone Age (10,000 to 4,500 BC), and was also used for burial and religious purposes. It was during this period that humans began to establish settlements and cultivate the land, leading to the development of agriculture as we know it.

1 month ago | greekreporter.com | Anna Wichmann

Traditionally, families across Greece dye eggs red on Holy Thursday. Dying eggs red in anticipation of Greek Easter is one of the oldest and most beloved traditions in Greece. Along with candles, church services, lamb, and the sweetbread tsoureki, eggs that have been tinted with red dye are one of the most iconic symbols of Easter in Greece. The symbolism of red eggs on Greek EasterThe red eggs hold significant religious symbolism, as the color red symbolizes the blood Christ shed on the cross.