Comments on: The nightbird http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/ A practical guide to moving, living, working & traveling in Greece, plus tips and narratives from an American in Athens Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FMS http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 FMS Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:19:18 +0000 http://americaninathens.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-1730 Ants are extremely well-organised, very hard-working, and don't make any noise. Yes, I can see why Greeks cannot identify with them in any way! Ants are extremely well-organised, very hard-working, and don’t make any noise. Yes, I can see why Greeks cannot identify with them in any way!

]]> By: K http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/comment-page-1/#comment-1729 K Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:48:06 +0000 http://americaninathens.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-1729 Aisopus actually wrote a myth about the tzitziki and the ant.How the tzitziki sang happy all summer long without working while the ant only worked to bring food home.Then came the winter and the tzitziki froze,had nowhere to go and died due to lack of food while the ant passed the time in his comfortable home in the ground eating what had collected during summer. Actually a lot of Greeks identify in this tale with the tzitziki and hate the ant.Everyone would prefer to sing artistically all summer long instead of working hard.So the tzitziki is pretty popular in greek culture. Aisopus actually wrote a myth about the tzitziki and the ant.How the tzitziki sang happy all summer long without working while the ant only worked to bring food home.Then came the winter and the tzitziki froze,had nowhere to go and died due to lack of food while the ant passed the time in his comfortable home in the ground eating what had collected during summer.

Actually a lot of Greeks identify in this tale with the tzitziki and hate the ant.Everyone would prefer to sing artistically all summer long instead of working hard.So the tzitziki is pretty popular in greek culture.

]]> By: Kat http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/comment-page-1/#comment-22414 Kat Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:44:17 +0000 http://americaninathens.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-22414 P – Hi! Nice to see you again. P – Hi! Nice to see you again.

]]> By: thundera http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 thundera Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:13:36 +0000 http://americaninathens.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-1727 yes its true...now that you said it i remember the ad :). Well if you are brought up in a big city most possibly you don't know this legend, but if you were lucky enough to stay with your grandparents in a village you most certainly know it :) Something else : we bought a Wii with graf :) we expect both of u to come to play for fun :) yes its true…now that you said it i remember the ad :) . Well if you are brought up in a big city most possibly you don’t know this legend, but if you were lucky enough to stay with your grandparents in a village you most certainly know it :)

Something else : we bought a Wii with graf :) we expect both of u to come to play for fun :)

]]> By: Kat http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/comment-page-1/#comment-22415 Kat Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:45:04 +0000 http://americaninathens.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-22415 T – That’s true. I’ve heard this same story when I lived in the village, and Q-Telecom had a commercial with this same theme. Do you remember it? Q …. Q …. Q T – That’s true. I’ve heard this same story when I lived in the village, and Q-Telecom had a commercial with this same theme. Do you remember it? Q …. Q …. Q

]]> By: thundera http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 thundera Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:45:44 +0000 http://americaninathens.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-1726 Hi Kat :) my old grandma use to tell me when i was a child...Do you hear Gionis? There is a legend about this bird and it has a greek name. You can usually hear this bird on summer and especially in the villages. If i remember right the legend says that there were 2 brothers that they had a great bond between them,One (gionis - γκιόνης) was lost and the other was searching for him calling his name every night. and in order for the legend to survive...he became a bird calling him throughout the years... :) Hi Kat :) my old grandma use to tell me when i was a child…Do you hear Gionis? There is a legend about this bird and it has a greek name. You can usually hear this bird on summer and especially in the villages. If i remember right the legend says that there were 2 brothers that they had a great bond between them,One (gionis – γκιόνης) was lost and the other was searching for him calling his name every night. and in order for the legend to survive…he became a bird calling him throughout the years… :)

]]> By: photene http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/comment-page-1/#comment-1711 photene Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:58:19 +0000 http://americaninathens.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-1711 Sweet sound - can't wait to get back this summer. Sweet sound – can’t wait to get back this summer.

]]> By: Kat http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/comment-page-1/#comment-22413 Kat Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:43:43 +0000 http://americaninathens.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-22413 ADV – Makes me smile too. ADV – Makes me smile too.

]]> By: Kat http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/comment-page-1/#comment-22412 Kat Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:42:51 +0000 http://americaninathens.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-22412 S – Ela, up close and personal. Although I have often been forced to yell while sitting under a tree in summer, I’ve also gotten used to certain sounds and welcome them as part of changing seasons. Sort of an announcement or song. For now, I’m enjoying the nightbird…and here in Athens, no less. Filakia S – Ela, up close and personal. Although I have often been forced to yell while sitting under a tree in summer, I’ve also gotten used to certain sounds and welcome them as part of changing seasons. Sort of an announcement or song. For now, I’m enjoying the nightbird…and here in Athens, no less. Filakia

]]> By: Kat http://livingingreece.gr/2008/04/13/the-nightbird/comment-page-1/#comment-22411 Kat Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:42:11 +0000 http://americaninathens.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-22411 Laurie – Hello, nice to see you here! Thank you for saying that about the snakes. I tell this story to people, and they think I’m making stuff up. The timing of the snake falling was classic, really, and thankfully not on me. Great story about bird power. Spyro has some photos of conflicts between birds on his site (not snakes), which he caught in action. Laurie – Hello, nice to see you here! Thank you for saying that about the snakes. I tell this story to people, and they think I’m making stuff up. The timing of the snake falling was classic, really, and thankfully not on me. Great story about bird power. Spyro has some photos of conflicts between birds on his site (not snakes), which he caught in action.

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