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International Museum Day

The Conviviality of Mediterranean Museums – Mediterranean Diet Emblematic Communities Network – Joint Initiative The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day in 1977 to increase public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society, and it has been steadily gaining momentum ever since. On the occasion of the 2022 […]

Carnival: Symbolic Rituals and Nutrition Practices

Greece, even though living and taking an active part in a contemporary era, is a country that is strongly linked to its traditions and customs. Going through the meaning of the word tradition, we see that it derives from the Latin “traditio” which in Greek would be paradosi (παράδοση), implying offering, delivering, or giving. It […]

Mediterranean Vegetable Garden in the 2nd Primary of Hora

In the beginning of March 2022, pupils from the 2nd Primary School of Hora (Municipality of Pylos-Nestor), will start growing vegetables as a teaching resource so as to make them understand where their food originally comes from.  Food growing can teach children about soil, nutrition, science, and life cycles of the vegetables and the eusocial […]

World Wetlands Day – 2 February

For thousands of years, wetlands in the Mediterranean have provided people with water, food, building materials, fertile soil, navigation, and energy. Areas with a water source were a prerequisite for life, so there were developed today’s cities, such as Stari Grad on Island Hvar in Croatia, Tavira in Portugal, and Soria in Spain. Next to […]

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