On the Thursday 10 days before lent begins, Greeks turn out in droves to stuff themselves with grilled meat before the 40-day fast. It’s known as Tsiknopempti, literally “Barbecue Thursday.” With ...
It is all too easy for us in the United States to dismiss the Greek economic crisis as something happening to a very small country on a distant shore that is of no great concern to us. However, to do ...