The roots of the Kalanda extend far back into history. During the Byzantine era, children carried miniature boats while singing hymns to Dionysius. The custom ...
Ahmet, a 17th-century calligrapher born to a Muslim family in Constantinople, died a Christian Orthodox martyr on May 3, 1682. Due to Ottoman law, he did not have a wife but had a concubine, a ...
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