International Greek Language Day

The show featured Olympia Dimitrakopoulou and Panagiota Kartali, Greek educators posted at the Greek Language Department in São Paulo, Brazil, in light of the event they organized for Greek Language Day. The two teachers spoke about their 350 students and the 18 Greek language classes for both adults ...

Nikos Frangos, a member of the Greek diaspora and president of the Hellenic Institute of Culture in Milan, spoke on the show "Our Global Voice" with Dimitris Kontogiannis about the event he organized in Taranto for International Greek Language Day, featuring speaker Francesco Colafemmina, as well as...

The program featured Dr. Stavroula Nikoloudi, coordinator of the Greek Studies Program at La Trobe University, joining from Melbourne. The conversation was inspired by the celebration of World Greek Language Day, observed globally on February 9. Dr. Nikoloudi spoke passionately about the program,...

On the occasion of the International Greek Language Day, we discuss Hellenism in Uruguay with educator Dimitris Godevenos. Greeks and Philhellenes in Montevideo strive in every way possible to learn the Greek language and immerse themselves in the history and culture of our homeland. A deeply moving...

Ancient Greek music isn’t lost- it’s been rediscovered, hiding in ancient texts and mathematical codes.The Greeks didn’t just listen to music-they believed it could heal, educate, and even shape society. And thanks to modern research, we can now hear the echoes of a world more than 2,000 years old.O...

A special tribute for World Greek Language Day, celebrated on February 9th. The Greek language—a magnificent, rich, evolving, and “alive” language with an unbroken historical continuity to this day. From its Indo-European roots and the tribes that shaped the alphabet to the slang of Brooklyn Greek...

Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Christoforos Charalambakis, is this week’s “Remarkable Personality” on Mina Ralli‘s show, on the occasion of the International Greek Language Day. The esteemed linguist explains the reasons behind the timelessnes...

Greek Language Day is celebrated annually on February 9. This day was established in 2017 by the Hellenic Parliament and is linked to the anniversary of the death of Dionysios Solomos. On this occasion, the program Historical Walks with Marilena Katsimi features Professor...

“Our Town” celebrates World Greek Language Day with a special tribute to the significance of our language, now honored in cities around the world. This day, dedicated to the Greek language and Hellenophony, is linked to the passing of Dionysios Solomos on February 9, 1857, Greece’s national...