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Georgios Paraskevopoulos

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3/16/2008 5:59:51 AM
Holy Mt ATHOS - Αγιον Όρος ΑΘΩΣ


Agion Oros, Macedonia

Now and then
Holy Mt Athos- Αγιον Ορος Άθως

The Holy Mount is a self- governed part of the Greek state, subject to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its political aspect and to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinopole as regards its religious aspect.


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Mount Athos or Agion Oros, as it is locally known, is the oldest surviving monastic community in the world. It dates back more than a thousand years, to Byzantine times. It is a unique monastic republic, which, although part of Greece, it is governed by it's own local administration. It occupies the best part of the Athos peninsula in Chalkidiki.

It consists of a range which runs south-east for thirty miles from Xerxes' Canal, where Xerxes the Persian King cut a canal across the peninsula for his ships to pass. A rugged, sea-battered peninsula 56 kilometers long. Two kilometers wide at the canal, it broadens to eight, with a long back-bone rising into peaks of roughly five hundred, six hundred, six hundred and fifty, eight hundred and fifty and a thousand meters.

Finally the imposing marble summit of Athos itself, 2,039 meters high, 6,670 feet of grey-white crystalline limestone. It's snow cupped peak is usually crowned by white clouds, an awesome sight to see.

Because of it's isolation Mount Athos has remained one of the most unspoiled parts of Greece. The landscape is stunning and wild, with small green valleys and gorges, well wooded peaks interspersed with precipitous ravines and an inaccessible coastline. Small streams of crystal clear water run free under the deep shade of the chestnut trees.

Here and there in this wilderness are the fortified walls of the monasteries, with small vegetable plots around them, encircled by a silver-green sea of the olive groves. Hidden among the greenery and the impassable gorges, perched in the most unexpected positions is the white speckle of a little hut were a hermit spends his days in solitude and contemplation.

It is a land where myth is entwined with history, miracles mingle with reality. Savage mountain scenery reflecting on the dark blue sea create that essential framework of isolation in a peaceful, solitary world, chosen by the hermits for their monastic state

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3/16/2008 7:31:35 AM

Hi Georgios,

Very nice presentation! I know about some of these differences. I am Catholic and my last boyfriend I had is Serbian Orthodx. So we celebrated 2 of each holiday every yr. Beatiful forum once again Georgios!

Happy early Easter!

 

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Georgios Paraskevopoulos

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3/16/2008 9:46:45 AM
Hello Chris!

Thank you for the nice wishes and e-cards. Long week in USA and people prepare for Easter. This year "Pagans" celebrate their spring event at March 21th and Th Christians at 23rd.

Easter is an EQUINOX celebration, better organized. Easter is not only a Crucifixion ceremony, it is a ritual with deep sense and meaning.

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Happy Easter
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3/16/2008 10:28:11 AM
Happy Sunday, Georgios!

Thank you for an interesting article. I'm glad that you included many photos of the ancient temples.

Enjoy your week.

Until next time.

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Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER
3/16/2008 10:51:55 AM
Happy Sunday, Georgios!

I have many Armenian friends for whom the history of the Hagia Sofia Catheral evokes strong emotion.


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