Kinteata (in Pontiac dialect) is a favorite food of the Pontian Greeks. In the ancient Greek language, the nettle plant was called knidis, a word from which the name of the soup etymologically derives. The use of nettle as a medicinal plant dates back to Ancient Greece, where it was used as a diuretic and …
A celebratory symbolic day is Tsiknopempti and this is an annual ceremony, the origin of which is lost over the centuries. The most likely version is that it comes from the Bacchus festivals of the ancient Greeks and is one of the few that managed to be preserved. Tsiknopempti is in the 2nd week of …
A well-known Pontiac food is pisi (pl. pisia). Pisi is a type of pie, which takes its name because it is fried. The word pisi is Turkish and we asked Mrs. Anatoli Chatzisavva, who we photographed making them, for the recipe, the implementation and for further information about pisia. Mrs. Anatoli has been making pisia …
Kolliva are boiled wheat, a symbol of the human body, because the human body feeds and grows on it. We take them to the Church at the funeral of the deceased, at memorial days, but also on Psyhoshavvato, Saturday that is dedicated to dead people, giving in that way a special symbolism. The wheat, symbolizes …
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