Zakynthos Life

With joy, dance, song and of course many delicious and honey covered “Glaounes”, this year the “Glaouna Festival” was held by the Kallithea Cultural Club “Koukesi”, unfortunately, fighting against  bad weather. The feast began at noon and was completed after a few hours due to the downpour. “The celebration is …

This is a not so popular sport, however if you learn to play properly it is great entertainment for whoever is watching. The reason rugby, with Zakynthos not even knowing the existence of this strange sport, for many years, where physical contact plays an important role. But this is about …

SATURDAY, 2nd MARCH THE FESTIVAL OF THE GLAOUNA Where – at the old school in Kallithea, headquarters of the Cultural Association of Kallithea “Koukesi”. When – from 12.00 to 18.00 (originally planned for 24/02, postponed due to bad weather). For the 5th year the celebration  of the traditional Zakynthian pancake – Glaouna. The …

As Zakynthos is well known for its wild flowers and greens, I would like to introduce you to a plant that is not easily found in the lower parts of Zakynthos, but can be easily found around the mountainous areas and the valley. A delicacy to many Zakynthians this time …

Greeks celebrate Tsiknopempti, which literally means “Thursday of the Smoke of Grilled Meat”. It is celebrated 11 days before Clean Monday (which marks the start of the fasting period of Lent); since the week before Lent is considered meat-free (but not dairy-free), and Wednesday and Friday are generally considered days of …

The “colourless” and “tasteless” Katastari of the first half became a “beast” in the second half.The islanders ‘woke up’ in the second half and playing with overwhelming passion and soul managed to keep, the favourite, Aspropyrgos and take a precious point in their effort this year. What a match. Even …

The name Alkionides is derived from the mythological “Alkionides Days” which during the month of January are warm and sunny. In Greek mythology, the goddess Halcyon (Alcyone in Greek) was the daughter of Aeolus, the ruler of the winds. She was married to the mortal king Ceyx of Tachis. Their love for each other …

In a springtime day, Zakynthos celebrated the memory of Agios Haralambos. The religious and festive events were completed with the standard litany of the Holy Icon  and a piece of his relic, which began with the sounds of the Artemisian Philharmonic from the church by the river, near the harbour, and from …

Another crucial game, the 18th for the 8th group of the 3rd national division. Katastari v’s Aspropyrgos. Kick-off at 15.00. Katastari wants to ensure that they will remain in the division, while Aspropyrgos wants to keep close to the leader Kalamata. Referee of the match is Athanasios from Arta with …

Katastari have added another Zakynthian to ‘its engine’ for the current period.  Mateios (Matthew) Kapsaskis, striker, now belongs to their ranks.  The footballer was free after having left the team of Sparta (2nd national division). This is a big transfer for Katastari as the young striker has passed through big …