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Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos. Kavala is located on the Egnatia motorway and is a one and a half-hour drive to Thessaloniki (160 kilometres (99 miles) west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama (37 km (23 miles) north) and Xanthi (56 km (35 miles) east). Its nickname is The cyan city (Η γαλάζια πόλη).

  

History

  

Antiquity

  

The city was founded at about the end of the 7th century BC by settlers from Thassos, who called it Neapolis (Νεάπολις; "new city" in Greek). It was one of the colonies that the Thassians founded along the coastline in order to take advantage of the rich gold and silver mines of the territory, especially those located in the nearby Pangaion mountain (which were eventually exploited by Phillip the Second of Macedonia).

 

The worship of "Parthenos", a female deity of Greek–Ionian origin, is archaeologically attested in the archaic period. At the end of the 6th century BC Neapolis claimed its independence from Thassos and cut its own silver coins with the head of Gorgo (γοργὀνειο) on the one side. At the beginning of the 5th century BC a large Ionic temple made from thassian marble replaced the archaic one. Parts of it can now be seen in the archaeological museum of Kavala.

 

In 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, Neapolis was besieged by the allied armies of the Spartans and the Thassians but remained faithful to Athens. Two Athenian honorary decrees in 410 and 407 BC rewarded Neapolis for its loyalty.

 

Neapolis was a town of Macedonia, located 14 km (9 mi) from the harbor of Philippi. Neapolis was a member of the Athenian League; a pillar found in Athens mentions the contribution of Neapolis to the alliance.

  

Roman Era

  

The military Roman road Via Egnatia passed through the city helped commerce to flourish. It became a Roman civitas in 168 BC, and was a base for Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, before their defeat in the Battle of Philippi. (Appian, B.C. iv. 106; Dion Cass. xlvii. 35.). The Apostle Paul landed at Kavala on his first voyage to Europe (Acts, xvi. 11).

  

Byzantine Era

  

In the 6th century, Byzantine emperor Justinian I fortified the city in an effort to protect it from barbaric raids. In later Byzantine times the city was called Christoupolis (Χριστούπολις, "city of Christ") and belonged to the theme of Macedonia. The first mention of the new name is recorded in a taktikon of the early 9th century. The city is also mentioned in the "Life of St. Gregory of Dekapolis". In the 8th and 9th century, Bulgarian attacks forced the Byzantines to reorganize the defense of the area, giving great care to Christoupolis with fortifications and a notable garrison. In 926 the Byzantine general (strategos) Basil Klaudon reconstructed the fallen walls of the city, ("τα πριν φθαρέντα και πεπτωκότα τείχη") according to an inscription that is now in the archaeological museum of Kavala. Due to the location of Christoupolis, the city experienced an economic resurgence, securing the contact between Constantinople and Thessaloniki. During the Norman raid of Macedonia in 1185, the city was captured and burned. In 1302, the Catalans failed to capture the city. In order to prevent them from coming back, the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos built a new long defensive wall ("το παρά την Χριστούπολιν τείχισμα"). In the 13th century the Byzantine Greek historian George Akropolites writes that the city and the area around the city is highly populated with Bulgarians and this makes it more difficult to keep the city as a part of Bizantium.[2] In 1357 it is mentioned that the Byzantine officers and brothers Alexios and John controlled the city and its territory. Recent excavations have revealed the ruins of an early Byzantine basilica under an old Ottoman mosque in the old part of the city (Panagia peninsula). This Christian temple was used until the late Byzantine era, as the also recently revealed small cemetery around it shows. The Ottoman Turks first captured the city in 1387 and completely destroyed it in 1391, as a Mount Athos chronicle testifies.

  

Ottoman Era

  

Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1387 to 1912. In the middle of the 16th century, Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, contributed to the prosperity and growth of Kavala by the construction of an aqueduct.[3] The Ottomans also extended the Byzantine fortress on the hill of Panagia. Both landmarks are among the most recognizable symbols of the city today.

 

Mehmet Ali, the founder of a dynasty that ruled Egypt, was born in Kavala in 1769. His house has been preserved as a museum.

  

Modern Kavala

  

Kavala was briefly occupied by the Bulgarians during the first Balkan War in 1912, but was finally captured by Greece in 1913 during a successful landing operation by the Greek Navy that was commanded by the famous admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis. During World War I Kavala suffered from the Bulgarian military occupation with many victims among its Greek population.[citation needed] After the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, the city entered a new era of prosperity because of the labour offered by the thousands of refugees that moved to the area from Asia Minor. The development was both industrial and agricultural. Kavala became greatly involved in the processing and trading of tobacco. Many buildings related to the storage and processing of tobacco from that era are preserved in the city.

 

During World War II and after the fall of Athens, the Nazis awarded Kavala to their Bulgarian allies in 1941, causing the city to suffer once again, but finally was liberated in 1944.

 

In the late 1950s Kavala expanded towards the sea by reclaiming land from the area west of the port.

 

In 1967, King Constantine II left Athens for Kavala in an unsuccessful attempt to launch a counter-coup against the military junta.

  

Etymology

  

In antiquity the name of the city was Neapolis. During the Middle Ages it was Christoupolis. The etymology of the modern name of the city is disputed. There are some explanations, either from the Italian cavallo (=horse), or from the Hebrew Kabbalah due to the large Jewish population of the city.

  

Climate

  

Kavala has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa") that borders on an semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification "BSk" or "BSh" depending on the system used) with annual average precipitation of 460 mm (18.1 in). Snowfalls are sporadic, but happen more or less every year. The humidity is always very high

 

The absolute maximum temperature ever recorded was 38.0 °C (100 °F), while the absolute minimum ever recorded was −5.8 °C (22 °F).

  

Education/Research

  

The Technological Educational Institute (panoramic view).TEI of Kavala: The Technological Educational Institute of Kavala (Greek: ΤΕΙ Καβάλας) is a public institute providing education at university level in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The main campus of the institute located in St. Lukas, Kavala and is approximately 132,000 m2 with buildings covering an area of 36,000 m2.The campus is home for 2 faculties (Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Faculty of Business and Economics) with totally 9 departments.

 

Fisheries Research Institute:[5] Fisheries Research Institute (F.R.I) is one of the five specialized research institutes of N.AG.RE.F, being responsible to conduct research and to promote technological development in the fishery sector. The Institute is located 17 km (11 mi) away from Kavala, in Nea Peramos, at the centre of a marine area with rich fishery grounds and high biodiversity in the surrounding lagoons, lakes and rivers.

 

Institute of Mohamed Ali for the Research of the Eastern Tradition (I.M.A.R.E.T.):[6] I.M.A.R.E.T. is a registered NGO with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was established several months ago by concerned citizens in Kavala, Greece. Its aims include the study of the Egyptian influence in Greece and vice versa. The intra-cultural exchange and dialogue, as well as the promotion of art as a means of intra-cultural understanding. The first major co-operation partner is Cultnat of Bibliotheca Alaxandrina with the aim of documenting and digitizing the architectural heritage of the Mohamed Ali era in Egypt and Greece. Most important event that take place every year at the institute is the International Roman Law Moot Court Competition.

 

Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala:[7] It is purely a non-profiteering, public utility foundation. The foundation of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala is not subsidized by the Greek State, neither by any other enterprise of the private sector. Its operational cost is covered only by its founders and by infrequent aids of the local self-government.

 

Egnatia Aviation:[8] It is a private training college for pilots that started training in Greece in July 2006. The facilities of Egnatia Aviation mostly located in the former passenger’s terminal of the Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great".

  

Culture

  

Festivals and events

  

Kavala hosts a wide array of cultural events, which mostly take place during the summer months. The top festival is the Festival of Philippi,[9] which lasts from July to September and includes theatrical performances and music concerts. Since 1957, it has been the city's most important cultural event and one of the most important of Greece.

 

Cosmopolis is an International Festival held in the Old Town of Kavala that offers an acquaintance with cultures around the world through dancing and musical groups, traditional national cuisines, cinema, and exhibits at the kiosks of the participant countries.

 

Giannis Papaioannou’s Festival includes concerts and music seminars.[10]

 

Ilios ke Petra (Sun and Stone)(July): a Festival held in “Akontisma” of Nea Karvali. The event is of folkloric character, with the participation of traditional dancing groups from all over the world.

 

Wood Water Wild Festival:[11] Wood Water Wild is an outdoor activities festival, inspired by nature. It includes live bands & DJ sets, body&mind activities, a book fair, outdoor theatre, ecology, camping, and debates.

 

Kavala AirSea Show:[12] An annual air show, which takes place during the last days of June

 

Besides, various cultural events are held in all municipalities of Kavala during the summer months.

  

Cuisine

  

Fish and sea food, as well as the products of the local livestock breeding and agricultural sectors are the prevailing elements of Kavala courses. In Kavala, the traditional local recipes have been influenced by the cuisine of the refugees from Pontos, Asia Minor and Kappadokia. Fresh fish and sea food, salted food, mackerel "gouna" (sun dried mackerel on the grill), sardine pantremeni, mussels with rice, herring saganaki, anchovies wrapped in grape leaves, Stuffed eggplant: these are some very renowned recipes in Kavala and the coastal settlements of the region. The grapes, wine and tsipouro produced in the area, as well as the kourabiedes (sugar-coated almond biscuits) from Nea Karvali are particularly famous.

  

Municipality

  

The municipality of Kavala was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[13]

  

Municipal units (former municipalities):

 

Kavala

 

Filippoi

  

Municipal unit

  

Kavala 58,790

Filippoi 11,711

  

The population of the new municipality is 70,501 and the area is 350,61 km2. The seat of the municipality is in Kavala. Some of the most important communities inside new municipality are:

  

Population

 

Kavala 56,371

Krinides 3,365

Amigdaleonas 2,724

Nea Karvali 2,225

Zygos 2,057

  

Subdivisions

  

Kavala is built amphitheatrically, with most residents enjoying superb views of the coast and sea. Some of the regions inside Kavala are:

 

Agia Varvara Agios Athanasios Agios Ioannis Agios Loukas Chilia

Dexameni Kalamitsa Kentro Neapolis Panagia

Perigiali Potamoudia Profitis Ilias Timios Stavros Vyronas

  

Province

  

The province of Kavala (Greek: Επαρχία Καβάλας) was one of the provinces of the Kavala Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Kavala, and part of the municipal unit Eleftheroupoli.[14] It was abolished in 2006.

  

Transport

  

Highway Network

  

European route E90 runs through the city and connects Kavala with the other cities. The Egnatia Motorway (A2) lies north of the city. One can enter the city from one of two Junctions; 'Kavala West' and 'Kavala East'.Kavala has regular connection with Interregional Bus Lines (KTEL) from and to Thessaloniki and Athens.

  

Airport

  

The Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" (27 km (17 mi) from Kavala) is connected with Athens by regularly scheduled flights and with many European cities by scheduled and charter flights.

  

Port

  

Kavala is connected with all the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea with frequent itineraries of various ferry lines.

  

Bus

  

The city is connected with all of the large Greek cities such as Thessaloniki and Athens. All of the local villages are also connected via bus lines. The cost of tickets is very cheap. There is also a shuttle bus in Kavala with these lines : 1. Vironas - Kallithea 2. Dexameni 3. Cemetery 4. Kipoupoli - Technological Institute 5. Agios Loukas 6. Profitis Ilias 7. Stadium 8. Kalamitsa - Batis ( only in summer ) 9. Agios Konstantinos 10. Neapoli 11. Hospital - Perigiali

  

Sports

  

Kavala F.C.: AO Kavala (Greek: Athlitikos Omilos Kavala, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα), the Athletic Club Kavala, is a professional association football club based in the city of Kavala, Greece.The club plays in the Municipal Kavala Stadium "Anthi Karagianni".[15]

 

Kavala B.C.: Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas (Greek: Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας - Basketball Union of Kavala) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English. The club competes in the Greek League.

 

Kavala '86: A women football club, founded in 1986, with panhellenic titles in Greek women football.

 

Kavala Chess Club:[16] Chess is very popular in Kavala and the local chess club ranks top in Greece, enjoying plenty of success both domestically and internationally. The highlight has to be the club's annual International Open, that takes place every August in Kavala and attracts the biggest names in chess from all over the globe

 

Nautical Club of Kavala (1945, Ναυτικός Ομιλος Καβάλας, ΝΟΚ). Sports of sea (swimming, yachting,water-polo,diving e.t.c.)

 

Kavala Titans (2009, Τιτάνες Καβάλας). Rugby Union

  

International relations

  

Twin towns – Sister cities

  

Kavala is twinned with:

 

Bulgaria Gabrovo, Bulgaria (1975)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994)

Germany Nuremberg, Germany (1998)

  

Partnerships

  

Morocco Agadir, Morocco (2001)

Armenia Martuni, Armenia (2001)

Turkey Tekirdağ, Turkey (2003)

Bulgaria Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria (2003)

Serbia Vranje, Serbia (2009)

  

Postage stamps

  

Austria opened a post office in Kavala before 1864.[18] Between 1893 and 1903, the French post office in the city issued its own postage stamps; at first stamps of France overprinted with "Cavalle" and a value in piasters, then in 1902 the French designs inscribed "CAVALLE".

  

Historical population

  

1961 44,517 44,978 -

1971 46,234 46,887 -

1981 56,375 56,705 -

1991 56,571 58,025 -

2001 58,663 63,293 -

2011 54,027 58,790 70,501

  

Notable figures

  

Muhammad Ali Pasha of Kavala, the Albanian Wali (governor) of Egypt between 1805–1848 and founder of the modern state of Egypt

 

Theodore Kavalliotis, Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment

 

Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and diplomat

 

George Georgiadis, Greek footballer

 

Giorgos Heimonas (1938–2000), writer and translator

 

Nikos Karageorgiou, (born December 9, 1962) Manager of Greek football team Ergotelis, based in Heraklion, Crete

 

Anthi Karagianni, silver medalist in the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games; the city's Municipal stadium is named after her

 

Vasilis Karas, Greek singer

 

Nikos Kourkoulis, Greek singer

 

Mitsos Partsalidis, first elected "red" (communist) mere in modern Greek history, back in 1.4.1934

 

Antigone Valakou, actress

 

Despina Vandi, a Top Greek singer

 

Thanasis Euthimiadis, a Greek actor

 

Anna Verouli, 1982 Gold Medalist, European Championship, javelin thrower

 

Zisis Vryzas (born November 9, 1973), former footballer, currently vicepresident of PAOK FC

 

Theodoros Zagorakis (born October 27, 1971), former footballer, captain of national team of Greece-European champion 2004, currently president of PAOK FC

 

Anna Gerasimou, a Greek tennis player

 

Kleon Krantonellis, Αrchitect

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Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos. Kavala is located on the Egnatia motorway and is a one and a half-hour drive to Thessaloniki (160 kilometres (99 miles) west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama (37 km (23 miles) north) and Xanthi (56 km (35 miles) east). Its nickname is The cyan city (Η γαλάζια πόλη).

  

History

  

Antiquity

  

The city was founded at about the end of the 7th century BC by settlers from Thassos, who called it Neapolis (Νεάπολις; "new city" in Greek). It was one of the colonies that the Thassians founded along the coastline in order to take advantage of the rich gold and silver mines of the territory, especially those located in the nearby Pangaion mountain (which were eventually exploited by Phillip the Second of Macedonia).

 

The worship of "Parthenos", a female deity of Greek–Ionian origin, is archaeologically attested in the archaic period. At the end of the 6th century BC Neapolis claimed its independence from Thassos and cut its own silver coins with the head of Gorgo (γοργὀνειο) on the one side. At the beginning of the 5th century BC a large Ionic temple made from thassian marble replaced the archaic one. Parts of it can now be seen in the archaeological museum of Kavala.

 

In 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, Neapolis was besieged by the allied armies of the Spartans and the Thassians but remained faithful to Athens. Two Athenian honorary decrees in 410 and 407 BC rewarded Neapolis for its loyalty.

 

Neapolis was a town of Macedonia, located 14 km (9 mi) from the harbor of Philippi. Neapolis was a member of the Athenian League; a pillar found in Athens mentions the contribution of Neapolis to the alliance.

  

Roman Era

  

The military Roman road Via Egnatia passed through the city helped commerce to flourish. It became a Roman civitas in 168 BC, and was a base for Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, before their defeat in the Battle of Philippi. (Appian, B.C. iv. 106; Dion Cass. xlvii. 35.). The Apostle Paul landed at Kavala on his first voyage to Europe (Acts, xvi. 11).

  

Byzantine Era

  

In the 6th century, Byzantine emperor Justinian I fortified the city in an effort to protect it from barbaric raids. In later Byzantine times the city was called Christoupolis (Χριστούπολις, "city of Christ") and belonged to the theme of Macedonia. The first mention of the new name is recorded in a taktikon of the early 9th century. The city is also mentioned in the "Life of St. Gregory of Dekapolis". In the 8th and 9th century, Bulgarian attacks forced the Byzantines to reorganize the defense of the area, giving great care to Christoupolis with fortifications and a notable garrison. In 926 the Byzantine general (strategos) Basil Klaudon reconstructed the fallen walls of the city, ("τα πριν φθαρέντα και πεπτωκότα τείχη") according to an inscription that is now in the archaeological museum of Kavala. Due to the location of Christoupolis, the city experienced an economic resurgence, securing the contact between Constantinople and Thessaloniki. During the Norman raid of Macedonia in 1185, the city was captured and burned. In 1302, the Catalans failed to capture the city. In order to prevent them from coming back, the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos built a new long defensive wall ("το παρά την Χριστούπολιν τείχισμα"). In the 13th century the Byzantine Greek historian George Akropolites writes that the city and the area around the city is highly populated with Bulgarians and this makes it more difficult to keep the city as a part of Bizantium.[2] In 1357 it is mentioned that the Byzantine officers and brothers Alexios and John controlled the city and its territory. Recent excavations have revealed the ruins of an early Byzantine basilica under an old Ottoman mosque in the old part of the city (Panagia peninsula). This Christian temple was used until the late Byzantine era, as the also recently revealed small cemetery around it shows. The Ottoman Turks first captured the city in 1387 and completely destroyed it in 1391, as a Mount Athos chronicle testifies.

  

Ottoman Era

  

Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1387 to 1912. In the middle of the 16th century, Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, contributed to the prosperity and growth of Kavala by the construction of an aqueduct.[3] The Ottomans also extended the Byzantine fortress on the hill of Panagia. Both landmarks are among the most recognizable symbols of the city today.

 

Mehmet Ali, the founder of a dynasty that ruled Egypt, was born in Kavala in 1769. His house has been preserved as a museum.

  

Modern Kavala

  

Kavala was briefly occupied by the Bulgarians during the first Balkan War in 1912, but was finally captured by Greece in 1913 during a successful landing operation by the Greek Navy that was commanded by the famous admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis. During World War I Kavala suffered from the Bulgarian military occupation with many victims among its Greek population.[citation needed] After the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, the city entered a new era of prosperity because of the labour offered by the thousands of refugees that moved to the area from Asia Minor. The development was both industrial and agricultural. Kavala became greatly involved in the processing and trading of tobacco. Many buildings related to the storage and processing of tobacco from that era are preserved in the city.

 

During World War II and after the fall of Athens, the Nazis awarded Kavala to their Bulgarian allies in 1941, causing the city to suffer once again, but finally was liberated in 1944.

 

In the late 1950s Kavala expanded towards the sea by reclaiming land from the area west of the port.

 

In 1967, King Constantine II left Athens for Kavala in an unsuccessful attempt to launch a counter-coup against the military junta.

  

Etymology

  

In antiquity the name of the city was Neapolis. During the Middle Ages it was Christoupolis. The etymology of the modern name of the city is disputed. There are some explanations, either from the Italian cavallo (=horse), or from the Hebrew Kabbalah due to the large Jewish population of the city.

  

Climate

  

Kavala has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa") that borders on an semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification "BSk" or "BSh" depending on the system used) with annual average precipitation of 460 mm (18.1 in). Snowfalls are sporadic, but happen more or less every year. The humidity is always very high

 

The absolute maximum temperature ever recorded was 38.0 °C (100 °F), while the absolute minimum ever recorded was −5.8 °C (22 °F).

  

Education/Research

  

The Technological Educational Institute (panoramic view).TEI of Kavala: The Technological Educational Institute of Kavala (Greek: ΤΕΙ Καβάλας) is a public institute providing education at university level in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The main campus of the institute located in St. Lukas, Kavala and is approximately 132,000 m2 with buildings covering an area of 36,000 m2.The campus is home for 2 faculties (Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Faculty of Business and Economics) with totally 9 departments.

 

Fisheries Research Institute:[5] Fisheries Research Institute (F.R.I) is one of the five specialized research institutes of N.AG.RE.F, being responsible to conduct research and to promote technological development in the fishery sector. The Institute is located 17 km (11 mi) away from Kavala, in Nea Peramos, at the centre of a marine area with rich fishery grounds and high biodiversity in the surrounding lagoons, lakes and rivers.

 

Institute of Mohamed Ali for the Research of the Eastern Tradition (I.M.A.R.E.T.):[6] I.M.A.R.E.T. is a registered NGO with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was established several months ago by concerned citizens in Kavala, Greece. Its aims include the study of the Egyptian influence in Greece and vice versa. The intra-cultural exchange and dialogue, as well as the promotion of art as a means of intra-cultural understanding. The first major co-operation partner is Cultnat of Bibliotheca Alaxandrina with the aim of documenting and digitizing the architectural heritage of the Mohamed Ali era in Egypt and Greece. Most important event that take place every year at the institute is the International Roman Law Moot Court Competition.

 

Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala:[7] It is purely a non-profiteering, public utility foundation. The foundation of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala is not subsidized by the Greek State, neither by any other enterprise of the private sector. Its operational cost is covered only by its founders and by infrequent aids of the local self-government.

 

Egnatia Aviation:[8] It is a private training college for pilots that started training in Greece in July 2006. The facilities of Egnatia Aviation mostly located in the former passenger’s terminal of the Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great".

  

Culture

  

Festivals and events

  

Kavala hosts a wide array of cultural events, which mostly take place during the summer months. The top festival is the Festival of Philippi,[9] which lasts from July to September and includes theatrical performances and music concerts. Since 1957, it has been the city's most important cultural event and one of the most important of Greece.

 

Cosmopolis is an International Festival held in the Old Town of Kavala that offers an acquaintance with cultures around the world through dancing and musical groups, traditional national cuisines, cinema, and exhibits at the kiosks of the participant countries.

 

Giannis Papaioannou’s Festival includes concerts and music seminars.[10]

 

Ilios ke Petra (Sun and Stone)(July): a Festival held in “Akontisma” of Nea Karvali. The event is of folkloric character, with the participation of traditional dancing groups from all over the world.

 

Wood Water Wild Festival:[11] Wood Water Wild is an outdoor activities festival, inspired by nature. It includes live bands & DJ sets, body&mind activities, a book fair, outdoor theatre, ecology, camping, and debates.

 

Kavala AirSea Show:[12] An annual air show, which takes place during the last days of June

 

Besides, various cultural events are held in all municipalities of Kavala during the summer months.

  

Cuisine

  

Fish and sea food, as well as the products of the local livestock breeding and agricultural sectors are the prevailing elements of Kavala courses. In Kavala, the traditional local recipes have been influenced by the cuisine of the refugees from Pontos, Asia Minor and Kappadokia. Fresh fish and sea food, salted food, mackerel "gouna" (sun dried mackerel on the grill), sardine pantremeni, mussels with rice, herring saganaki, anchovies wrapped in grape leaves, Stuffed eggplant: these are some very renowned recipes in Kavala and the coastal settlements of the region. The grapes, wine and tsipouro produced in the area, as well as the kourabiedes (sugar-coated almond biscuits) from Nea Karvali are particularly famous.

  

Municipality

  

The municipality of Kavala was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[13]

  

Municipal units (former municipalities):

 

Kavala

 

Filippoi

  

Municipal unit

  

Kavala 58,790

Filippoi 11,711

  

The population of the new municipality is 70,501 and the area is 350,61 km2. The seat of the municipality is in Kavala. Some of the most important communities inside new municipality are:

  

Population

 

Kavala 56,371

Krinides 3,365

Amigdaleonas 2,724

Nea Karvali 2,225

Zygos 2,057

  

Subdivisions

  

Kavala is built amphitheatrically, with most residents enjoying superb views of the coast and sea. Some of the regions inside Kavala are:

 

Agia Varvara Agios Athanasios Agios Ioannis Agios Loukas Chilia

Dexameni Kalamitsa Kentro Neapolis Panagia

Perigiali Potamoudia Profitis Ilias Timios Stavros Vyronas

  

Province

  

The province of Kavala (Greek: Επαρχία Καβάλας) was one of the provinces of the Kavala Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Kavala, and part of the municipal unit Eleftheroupoli.[14] It was abolished in 2006.

  

Transport

  

Highway Network

  

European route E90 runs through the city and connects Kavala with the other cities. The Egnatia Motorway (A2) lies north of the city. One can enter the city from one of two Junctions; 'Kavala West' and 'Kavala East'.Kavala has regular connection with Interregional Bus Lines (KTEL) from and to Thessaloniki and Athens.

  

Airport

  

The Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" (27 km (17 mi) from Kavala) is connected with Athens by regularly scheduled flights and with many European cities by scheduled and charter flights.

  

Port

  

Kavala is connected with all the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea with frequent itineraries of various ferry lines.

  

Bus

  

The city is connected with all of the large Greek cities such as Thessaloniki and Athens. All of the local villages are also connected via bus lines. The cost of tickets is very cheap. There is also a shuttle bus in Kavala with these lines : 1. Vironas - Kallithea 2. Dexameni 3. Cemetery 4. Kipoupoli - Technological Institute 5. Agios Loukas 6. Profitis Ilias 7. Stadium 8. Kalamitsa - Batis ( only in summer ) 9. Agios Konstantinos 10. Neapoli 11. Hospital - Perigiali

  

Sports

  

Kavala F.C.: AO Kavala (Greek: Athlitikos Omilos Kavala, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα), the Athletic Club Kavala, is a professional association football club based in the city of Kavala, Greece.The club plays in the Municipal Kavala Stadium "Anthi Karagianni".[15]

 

Kavala B.C.: Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas (Greek: Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας - Basketball Union of Kavala) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English. The club competes in the Greek League.

 

Kavala '86: A women football club, founded in 1986, with panhellenic titles in Greek women football.

 

Kavala Chess Club:[16] Chess is very popular in Kavala and the local chess club ranks top in Greece, enjoying plenty of success both domestically and internationally. The highlight has to be the club's annual International Open, that takes place every August in Kavala and attracts the biggest names in chess from all over the globe

 

Nautical Club of Kavala (1945, Ναυτικός Ομιλος Καβάλας, ΝΟΚ). Sports of sea (swimming, yachting,water-polo,diving e.t.c.)

 

Kavala Titans (2009, Τιτάνες Καβάλας). Rugby Union

  

International relations

  

Twin towns – Sister cities

  

Kavala is twinned with:

 

Bulgaria Gabrovo, Bulgaria (1975)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994)

Germany Nuremberg, Germany (1998)

  

Partnerships

  

Morocco Agadir, Morocco (2001)

Armenia Martuni, Armenia (2001)

Turkey Tekirdağ, Turkey (2003)

Bulgaria Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria (2003)

Serbia Vranje, Serbia (2009)

  

Postage stamps

  

Austria opened a post office in Kavala before 1864.[18] Between 1893 and 1903, the French post office in the city issued its own postage stamps; at first stamps of France overprinted with "Cavalle" and a value in piasters, then in 1902 the French designs inscribed "CAVALLE".

  

Historical population

  

1961 44,517 44,978 -

1971 46,234 46,887 -

1981 56,375 56,705 -

1991 56,571 58,025 -

2001 58,663 63,293 -

2011 54,027 58,790 70,501

  

Notable figures

  

Muhammad Ali Pasha of Kavala, the Albanian Wali (governor) of Egypt between 1805–1848 and founder of the modern state of Egypt

 

Theodore Kavalliotis, Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment

 

Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and diplomat

 

George Georgiadis, Greek footballer

 

Giorgos Heimonas (1938–2000), writer and translator

 

Nikos Karageorgiou, (born December 9, 1962) Manager of Greek football team Ergotelis, based in Heraklion, Crete

 

Anthi Karagianni, silver medalist in the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games; the city's Municipal stadium is named after her

 

Vasilis Karas, Greek singer

 

Nikos Kourkoulis, Greek singer

 

Mitsos Partsalidis, first elected "red" (communist) mere in modern Greek history, back in 1.4.1934

 

Antigone Valakou, actress

 

Despina Vandi, a Top Greek singer

 

Thanasis Euthimiadis, a Greek actor

 

Anna Verouli, 1982 Gold Medalist, European Championship, javelin thrower

 

Zisis Vryzas (born November 9, 1973), former footballer, currently vicepresident of PAOK FC

 

Theodoros Zagorakis (born October 27, 1971), former footballer, captain of national team of Greece-European champion 2004, currently president of PAOK FC

 

Anna Gerasimou, a Greek tennis player

 

Kleon Krantonellis, Αrchitect

It is quite fascinating. One may not study Kabbalah until the age of 40. Most people didn’t live to the age of 40 in the days of yore. I have definitely made the cut🍒 Ready to blast off 🚀

Alex Selenitsch

"Tree of Knowledge 1989"

Sculpture made from wood, iron, terracotta and synthetic polymer paint.

 

This picture is meant to be read the Hebrew way (from right to left). Alex Selenitsch's evocative sculpture, which sits in the front garden of Heide, leads us into the half eaten forbidden fruit.

 

Alex Selenitsch was born in Regensberg, Germany in 1946 (after the nightmare was over). In 1949 he moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia, where he has lived and worked ever since. www.heide.com.au/exhibitions/alex-selenitsch-life-text

 

I decided to place these two images side by side as they tell us a story that belongs to each person in the human family. The Tree of Knowledge sculpture reminds us of two very clear things:

(1) The way a tree grows is a wonderful metaphor for life itself. No wonder we speak of "family trees" because this is exactly the way our genealogies are reproduced. From our ancestors each generation of progeny branches off.

(2) In the Jewish mystical tradition (Kabbalah) the Tree of Life is central to the very understanding of life itself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_life_(Kabbalah)

 

Original Paradise is set in a garden. In the Biblical account the Garden of Eden is placed around two important trees: The Tree of Life, and The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It is from this latter tree that Eve and then Adam partook of the forbidden fruit. The idea that this fruit was an apple comes from a wordplay in the Latin Vulgate (the translation of the Genesis text from Hebrew). When St Jerome (347-420) was making his translation, he realised that in Latin the word "malus" means both evil and apple. So forever after in Western Christianity the forbidden fruit of this tree became an apple. But it could just as easily have been a pomegranate as we see in this picture. aleteia.org/2018/12/13/how-st-jeromes-pun-made-apples-the...

 

The final book in the Christian New Testament concludes in a Paradise City of God with a garden setting. But there is only the Tree of Life in this garden. The story of the Garden of Eden is what Biblical scholars call "etiological". That is, its main purpose is to explain the mystical origins and meaning of what it is to be truly human. The Tree of Life is central to everything and the very source of what sustains the godly person. However, The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was placed by God (in this story) in order to teach human beings a fundamental moral lesson about life.

 

Many people believe that the so-called Fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (because they ate of the fruit of this tree which God had forbidden) was a downward spiral into sin, despair and ultimately the introduction of death ("the wages of sin is death"). But not all Jews and Christians have believed this is the most effective way of understanding the story. Instead, they understand the story as a "Fall Upwards". In other words, as human beings emerged from the mists of time, they had to learn to make moral decisions in order to develop cultures that would allow human values and virtue to flourish. The forbidden fruit symbolises the moment when humans began to understand that actions always have consequences. And in ethical terms this means that any value system that works must (of necessity) involve setting boundaries and limits to our behaviour.

 

Essentially, this is the vital background information to codes of law such as the Ten Commandments. Our modern nihilistic relativism sees the "Thou shalt nots" as impediments to self-actualisation. "Nobody should tell me how to live my life," is the mantra. But in practice this can only mean harm for others and ultimately to the self. Rather than seeing the commandments as negative laws, we should see them as boundaries within which our real freedom can be realised. Without boundaries of meaning (even in language) everything is truly meaning-less.

   

Dictionary (noun).

 

1. A book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, etc., expressed in either the same or another language; lexicon; glossary.

 

2. A book giving information on particular subjects or on a particular class of words, names, or facts, usually arranged alphabetically.

 

3. A list of codes, terms, keys, etc., and their meanings, used by a computer program or system.

 

So... it’s official definitions of word DICTIONARY taken from the Dictionary. Sounds not so nice for well educated ears. But nothing to do... I’m “selling what I bought before”...

Any letter in Western Alphabet is a code hiding some sound, letters and numbers in Kabbalah explain the relationship between an eternal and mysterious Creator and the mortal and finite universe (His creation). Any word is encoded subject or meaning. Letter and word are always abstract, you have to know the key to decode it to visual image, simply speak the language. If you came from different country or using different language... you’re helpless... What to do? Use the pictures. They are always international and go strait to your mind.

 

My DICTIONARY is pictorial. I’m trying to define abstract meanings using my tools, my images, sometimes widening official definition, sometimes arguing or going opposite. My DICTIONARY of IMAGE is... me, my life, my education, my feelings, my existing in art, my collection of Japanese antiques, my CABINETS OF WONDER with all their curiosities.

 

When I’m surfing through the endless ocean of words, I’m getting a lot but missing also a lot and I never know what’s more...

 

The second name of my Dictionary of Image is MY CABINETS OF WONDER. It’s dedicated to CABINETS OF WONDER by great American artist Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) who lived not so far from me, also in Queens, New York, but many years ago. He created here his amazing shadow boxes...

 

My “shadow boxes” are my digital collages inside TTV screen. All my CABINETS OF WONDER with all my good and evil... all for you.

  

Much better viewed large View On Black

 

Explore #437, 08/13/2010

 

from good old 'flower power'-ed Donovan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcF_2bxWuzQ

 

Donovan at first was called the Bob Dylan of the UK, but that wasn 't right at all, he was a spiritual guy who got into esoteric stuff and so his succes stayed very limited and wasn 't steady at all. He is of course part of the flower power age by the time he lived in, but he is on the highly spirited side of it. That 's why I put that between brackets... he 'ld be more believing in the spiritual and healing power of flowers. He 's of course all for peace, love and understanding, that certainly, but really on a higher level. He was against drugs and alcohol for instance, went to India for years living in an ashram, advocated meditation, was deeply interested in ancient civilisations like Atlantis etc.. which doesn 't mean he wouldn 't be lightfooted and cheerful, like this song very much looks and sounds, but as for the interpretation of the lyrics... one must look at it in that frame, see the symbolism woven in there. To give it a try: saffron is a very mild eastern spice, also the color of the Hara Krishna cloths; fourteen is probably to be explained by Kabbalah.. alchemic reunion... the flying on wind with velocity nil must be spiritual, probably referring to meditation... and filling the cup... with love of course, the energy coming from the highest/deepest source of life, which is also at the same time containing all wisdom... banana most likely stands for fruits figuratively, which as we know are material and spiritual, standing as well for high tech as high standards and expectations on the humanity level, perfectly harmonious relations and open communication and sharing, is probably referring to the 'electric' yet very idealistic aquarius age coming next when everything gets speeded up... so anything but (so called free/meaningless/casual) 'sex, drugs and rock and roll' his flower power is, more likely he 'd been only interested in making love with his very twin soul and the highest of sacred love one can only experience then, feeling completely whole again on all levels! In that sense the flying high forever also can be seen. Compared to the much brutal rock and roll scene, he 's totally mellow, yeah, not only his folk music is, but he himself as a person... very sweet and mellow he is, very mild and kind... gotten only a bit harder in his judgement at much later age after having gone through much adversity, but it cann' t be possible that he lost his true endeavors... which are only to attain on a small scale of living, out of the main stream, war games and/or hard business and show world, the public eye... like it has always been for those finer delicate souls...

Experimenting with the AfterLight app's photo editor on the iPhone 7 Plus.

 

" No importa lo que digas, lo que hagas, las herramientas que uses; tus esfuerzos están vacíos si son sin amor.

 

Hoy, vive tu vida con amor " ( afinación diaria de la Kabbalah )

It's time to stop making everything about you. Look for opportunities to give to others.

 

Today, seek out opportunities to give your energy, your kindness, your patience. Maybe you'll let someone talk to you a little longer than usual about their problems, if that's something that makes you uncomfortable.

 

Take actions that you know will make other people feel good, with no attachment to the results, no expectations. You're not doing it because you need to look good or be validated. You're not going to change someone's life with these actions. Forget about all that. That's ego. Do it because you need to step out of your world of comfort.

It is quite fascinating. One may not study Kabbalah until the age of 40. Most people didn’t live to the age of 40 in the days of yore. I have definitely made the cut🍒 Ready to blast off 🚀

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavala

  

Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos. Kavala is located on the Egnatia motorway and is a one and a half-hour drive to Thessaloniki (160 kilometres (99 miles) west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama (37 km (23 miles) north) and Xanthi (56 km (35 miles) east). Its nickname is The cyan city (Η γαλάζια πόλη).

  

History

  

Antiquity

  

The city was founded at about the end of the 7th century BC by settlers from Thassos, who called it Neapolis (Νεάπολις; "new city" in Greek). It was one of the colonies that the Thassians founded along the coastline in order to take advantage of the rich gold and silver mines of the territory, especially those located in the nearby Pangaion mountain (which were eventually exploited by Phillip the Second of Macedonia).

 

The worship of "Parthenos", a female deity of Greek–Ionian origin, is archaeologically attested in the archaic period. At the end of the 6th century BC Neapolis claimed its independence from Thassos and cut its own silver coins with the head of Gorgo (γοργὀνειο) on the one side. At the beginning of the 5th century BC a large Ionic temple made from thassian marble replaced the archaic one. Parts of it can now be seen in the archaeological museum of Kavala.

 

In 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, Neapolis was besieged by the allied armies of the Spartans and the Thassians but remained faithful to Athens. Two Athenian honorary decrees in 410 and 407 BC rewarded Neapolis for its loyalty.

 

Neapolis was a town of Macedonia, located 14 km (9 mi) from the harbor of Philippi. Neapolis was a member of the Athenian League; a pillar found in Athens mentions the contribution of Neapolis to the alliance.

  

Roman Era

  

The military Roman road Via Egnatia passed through the city helped commerce to flourish. It became a Roman civitas in 168 BC, and was a base for Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, before their defeat in the Battle of Philippi. (Appian, B.C. iv. 106; Dion Cass. xlvii. 35.). The Apostle Paul landed at Kavala on his first voyage to Europe (Acts, xvi. 11).

  

Byzantine Era

  

In the 6th century, Byzantine emperor Justinian I fortified the city in an effort to protect it from barbaric raids. In later Byzantine times the city was called Christoupolis (Χριστούπολις, "city of Christ") and belonged to the theme of Macedonia. The first mention of the new name is recorded in a taktikon of the early 9th century. The city is also mentioned in the "Life of St. Gregory of Dekapolis". In the 8th and 9th century, Bulgarian attacks forced the Byzantines to reorganize the defense of the area, giving great care to Christoupolis with fortifications and a notable garrison. In 926 the Byzantine general (strategos) Basil Klaudon reconstructed the fallen walls of the city, ("τα πριν φθαρέντα και πεπτωκότα τείχη") according to an inscription that is now in the archaeological museum of Kavala. Due to the location of Christoupolis, the city experienced an economic resurgence, securing the contact between Constantinople and Thessaloniki. During the Norman raid of Macedonia in 1185, the city was captured and burned. In 1302, the Catalans failed to capture the city. In order to prevent them from coming back, the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos built a new long defensive wall ("το παρά την Χριστούπολιν τείχισμα"). In the 13th century the Byzantine Greek historian George Akropolites writes that the city and the area around the city is highly populated with Bulgarians and this makes it more difficult to keep the city as a part of Bizantium.[2] In 1357 it is mentioned that the Byzantine officers and brothers Alexios and John controlled the city and its territory. Recent excavations have revealed the ruins of an early Byzantine basilica under an old Ottoman mosque in the old part of the city (Panagia peninsula). This Christian temple was used until the late Byzantine era, as the also recently revealed small cemetery around it shows. The Ottoman Turks first captured the city in 1387 and completely destroyed it in 1391, as a Mount Athos chronicle testifies.

  

Ottoman Era

  

Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1387 to 1912. In the middle of the 16th century, Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, contributed to the prosperity and growth of Kavala by the construction of an aqueduct.[3] The Ottomans also extended the Byzantine fortress on the hill of Panagia. Both landmarks are among the most recognizable symbols of the city today.

 

Mehmet Ali, the founder of a dynasty that ruled Egypt, was born in Kavala in 1769. His house has been preserved as a museum.

  

Modern Kavala

  

Kavala was briefly occupied by the Bulgarians during the first Balkan War in 1912, but was finally captured by Greece in 1913 during a successful landing operation by the Greek Navy that was commanded by the famous admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis. During World War I Kavala suffered from the Bulgarian military occupation with many victims among its Greek population.[citation needed] After the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, the city entered a new era of prosperity because of the labour offered by the thousands of refugees that moved to the area from Asia Minor. The development was both industrial and agricultural. Kavala became greatly involved in the processing and trading of tobacco. Many buildings related to the storage and processing of tobacco from that era are preserved in the city.

 

During World War II and after the fall of Athens, the Nazis awarded Kavala to their Bulgarian allies in 1941, causing the city to suffer once again, but finally was liberated in 1944.

 

In the late 1950s Kavala expanded towards the sea by reclaiming land from the area west of the port.

 

In 1967, King Constantine II left Athens for Kavala in an unsuccessful attempt to launch a counter-coup against the military junta.

  

Etymology

  

In antiquity the name of the city was Neapolis. During the Middle Ages it was Christoupolis. The etymology of the modern name of the city is disputed. There are some explanations, either from the Italian cavallo (=horse), or from the Hebrew Kabbalah due to the large Jewish population of the city.

  

Climate

  

Kavala has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa") that borders on an semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification "BSk" or "BSh" depending on the system used) with annual average precipitation of 460 mm (18.1 in). Snowfalls are sporadic, but happen more or less every year. The humidity is always very high

 

The absolute maximum temperature ever recorded was 38.0 °C (100 °F), while the absolute minimum ever recorded was −5.8 °C (22 °F).

  

Education/Research

  

The Technological Educational Institute (panoramic view).TEI of Kavala: The Technological Educational Institute of Kavala (Greek: ΤΕΙ Καβάλας) is a public institute providing education at university level in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The main campus of the institute located in St. Lukas, Kavala and is approximately 132,000 m2 with buildings covering an area of 36,000 m2.The campus is home for 2 faculties (Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Faculty of Business and Economics) with totally 9 departments.

 

Fisheries Research Institute:[5] Fisheries Research Institute (F.R.I) is one of the five specialized research institutes of N.AG.RE.F, being responsible to conduct research and to promote technological development in the fishery sector. The Institute is located 17 km (11 mi) away from Kavala, in Nea Peramos, at the centre of a marine area with rich fishery grounds and high biodiversity in the surrounding lagoons, lakes and rivers.

 

Institute of Mohamed Ali for the Research of the Eastern Tradition (I.M.A.R.E.T.):[6] I.M.A.R.E.T. is a registered NGO with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was established several months ago by concerned citizens in Kavala, Greece. Its aims include the study of the Egyptian influence in Greece and vice versa. The intra-cultural exchange and dialogue, as well as the promotion of art as a means of intra-cultural understanding. The first major co-operation partner is Cultnat of Bibliotheca Alaxandrina with the aim of documenting and digitizing the architectural heritage of the Mohamed Ali era in Egypt and Greece. Most important event that take place every year at the institute is the International Roman Law Moot Court Competition.

 

Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala:[7] It is purely a non-profiteering, public utility foundation. The foundation of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala is not subsidized by the Greek State, neither by any other enterprise of the private sector. Its operational cost is covered only by its founders and by infrequent aids of the local self-government.

 

Egnatia Aviation:[8] It is a private training college for pilots that started training in Greece in July 2006. The facilities of Egnatia Aviation mostly located in the former passenger’s terminal of the Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great".

  

Culture

  

Festivals and events

  

Kavala hosts a wide array of cultural events, which mostly take place during the summer months. The top festival is the Festival of Philippi,[9] which lasts from July to September and includes theatrical performances and music concerts. Since 1957, it has been the city's most important cultural event and one of the most important of Greece.

 

Cosmopolis is an International Festival held in the Old Town of Kavala that offers an acquaintance with cultures around the world through dancing and musical groups, traditional national cuisines, cinema, and exhibits at the kiosks of the participant countries.

 

Giannis Papaioannou’s Festival includes concerts and music seminars.[10]

 

Ilios ke Petra (Sun and Stone)(July): a Festival held in “Akontisma” of Nea Karvali. The event is of folkloric character, with the participation of traditional dancing groups from all over the world.

 

Wood Water Wild Festival:[11] Wood Water Wild is an outdoor activities festival, inspired by nature. It includes live bands & DJ sets, body&mind activities, a book fair, outdoor theatre, ecology, camping, and debates.

 

Kavala AirSea Show:[12] An annual air show, which takes place during the last days of June

 

Besides, various cultural events are held in all municipalities of Kavala during the summer months.

  

Cuisine

  

Fish and sea food, as well as the products of the local livestock breeding and agricultural sectors are the prevailing elements of Kavala courses. In Kavala, the traditional local recipes have been influenced by the cuisine of the refugees from Pontos, Asia Minor and Kappadokia. Fresh fish and sea food, salted food, mackerel "gouna" (sun dried mackerel on the grill), sardine pantremeni, mussels with rice, herring saganaki, anchovies wrapped in grape leaves, Stuffed eggplant: these are some very renowned recipes in Kavala and the coastal settlements of the region. The grapes, wine and tsipouro produced in the area, as well as the kourabiedes (sugar-coated almond biscuits) from Nea Karvali are particularly famous.

  

Municipality

  

The municipality of Kavala was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[13]

  

Municipal units (former municipalities):

 

Kavala

 

Filippoi

  

Municipal unit

  

Kavala 58,790

Filippoi 11,711

  

The population of the new municipality is 70,501 and the area is 350,61 km2. The seat of the municipality is in Kavala. Some of the most important communities inside new municipality are:

  

Population

 

Kavala 56,371

Krinides 3,365

Amigdaleonas 2,724

Nea Karvali 2,225

Zygos 2,057

  

Subdivisions

  

Kavala is built amphitheatrically, with most residents enjoying superb views of the coast and sea. Some of the regions inside Kavala are:

 

Agia Varvara Agios Athanasios Agios Ioannis Agios Loukas Chilia

Dexameni Kalamitsa Kentro Neapolis Panagia

Perigiali Potamoudia Profitis Ilias Timios Stavros Vyronas

  

Province

  

The province of Kavala (Greek: Επαρχία Καβάλας) was one of the provinces of the Kavala Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Kavala, and part of the municipal unit Eleftheroupoli.[14] It was abolished in 2006.

  

Transport

  

Highway Network

  

European route E90 runs through the city and connects Kavala with the other cities. The Egnatia Motorway (A2) lies north of the city. One can enter the city from one of two Junctions; 'Kavala West' and 'Kavala East'.Kavala has regular connection with Interregional Bus Lines (KTEL) from and to Thessaloniki and Athens.

  

Airport

  

The Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" (27 km (17 mi) from Kavala) is connected with Athens by regularly scheduled flights and with many European cities by scheduled and charter flights.

  

Port

  

Kavala is connected with all the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea with frequent itineraries of various ferry lines.

  

Bus

  

The city is connected with all of the large Greek cities such as Thessaloniki and Athens. All of the local villages are also connected via bus lines. The cost of tickets is very cheap. There is also a shuttle bus in Kavala with these lines : 1. Vironas - Kallithea 2. Dexameni 3. Cemetery 4. Kipoupoli - Technological Institute 5. Agios Loukas 6. Profitis Ilias 7. Stadium 8. Kalamitsa - Batis ( only in summer ) 9. Agios Konstantinos 10. Neapoli 11. Hospital - Perigiali

  

Sports

  

Kavala F.C.: AO Kavala (Greek: Athlitikos Omilos Kavala, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα), the Athletic Club Kavala, is a professional association football club based in the city of Kavala, Greece.The club plays in the Municipal Kavala Stadium "Anthi Karagianni".[15]

 

Kavala B.C.: Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas (Greek: Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας - Basketball Union of Kavala) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English. The club competes in the Greek League.

 

Kavala '86: A women football club, founded in 1986, with panhellenic titles in Greek women football.

 

Kavala Chess Club:[16] Chess is very popular in Kavala and the local chess club ranks top in Greece, enjoying plenty of success both domestically and internationally. The highlight has to be the club's annual International Open, that takes place every August in Kavala and attracts the biggest names in chess from all over the globe

 

Nautical Club of Kavala (1945, Ναυτικός Ομιλος Καβάλας, ΝΟΚ). Sports of sea (swimming, yachting,water-polo,diving e.t.c.)

 

Kavala Titans (2009, Τιτάνες Καβάλας). Rugby Union

  

International relations

  

Twin towns – Sister cities

  

Kavala is twinned with:

 

Bulgaria Gabrovo, Bulgaria (1975)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994)

Germany Nuremberg, Germany (1998)

  

Partnerships

  

Morocco Agadir, Morocco (2001)

Armenia Martuni, Armenia (2001)

Turkey Tekirdağ, Turkey (2003)

Bulgaria Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria (2003)

Serbia Vranje, Serbia (2009)

  

Postage stamps

  

Austria opened a post office in Kavala before 1864.[18] Between 1893 and 1903, the French post office in the city issued its own postage stamps; at first stamps of France overprinted with "Cavalle" and a value in piasters, then in 1902 the French designs inscribed "CAVALLE".

  

Historical population

  

1961 44,517 44,978 -

1971 46,234 46,887 -

1981 56,375 56,705 -

1991 56,571 58,025 -

2001 58,663 63,293 -

2011 54,027 58,790 70,501

  

Notable figures

  

Muhammad Ali Pasha of Kavala, the Albanian Wali (governor) of Egypt between 1805–1848 and founder of the modern state of Egypt

 

Theodore Kavalliotis, Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment

 

Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and diplomat

 

George Georgiadis, Greek footballer

 

Giorgos Heimonas (1938–2000), writer and translator

 

Nikos Karageorgiou, (born December 9, 1962) Manager of Greek football team Ergotelis, based in Heraklion, Crete

 

Anthi Karagianni, silver medalist in the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games; the city's Municipal stadium is named after her

 

Vasilis Karas, Greek singer

 

Nikos Kourkoulis, Greek singer

 

Mitsos Partsalidis, first elected "red" (communist) mere in modern Greek history, back in 1.4.1934

 

Antigone Valakou, actress

 

Despina Vandi, a Top Greek singer

 

Thanasis Euthimiadis, a Greek actor

 

Anna Verouli, 1982 Gold Medalist, European Championship, javelin thrower

 

Zisis Vryzas (born November 9, 1973), former footballer, currently vicepresident of PAOK FC

 

Theodoros Zagorakis (born October 27, 1971), former footballer, captain of national team of Greece-European champion 2004, currently president of PAOK FC

 

Anna Gerasimou, a Greek tennis player

 

Kleon Krantonellis, Αrchitect

  

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"Nuestros pensamientos no vienen del cerebro, así como la música no se origina en los circuitos de un aparato de radio. El cerebro es una antena, intercepta una señal y la retransmite a la mente consciente. Cuando podemos distinguir pensamientos que vienen de nuestro oponente, podemos recuperar el control de nuestras vidas."

 

Mientras pasa el día, distingue entre esos pensamientos que se originan en tu oscuridad, y aquellos que se originan en tu parte luminosa.

 

(conciencia de la Kabbalah)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavala

  

Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos. Kavala is located on the Egnatia motorway and is a one and a half-hour drive to Thessaloniki (160 kilometres (99 miles) west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama (37 km (23 miles) north) and Xanthi (56 km (35 miles) east). Its nickname is The cyan city (Η γαλάζια πόλη).

  

History

  

Antiquity

  

The city was founded at about the end of the 7th century BC by settlers from Thassos, who called it Neapolis (Νεάπολις; "new city" in Greek). It was one of the colonies that the Thassians founded along the coastline in order to take advantage of the rich gold and silver mines of the territory, especially those located in the nearby Pangaion mountain (which were eventually exploited by Phillip the Second of Macedonia).

 

The worship of "Parthenos", a female deity of Greek–Ionian origin, is archaeologically attested in the archaic period. At the end of the 6th century BC Neapolis claimed its independence from Thassos and cut its own silver coins with the head of Gorgo (γοργὀνειο) on the one side. At the beginning of the 5th century BC a large Ionic temple made from thassian marble replaced the archaic one. Parts of it can now be seen in the archaeological museum of Kavala.

 

In 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, Neapolis was besieged by the allied armies of the Spartans and the Thassians but remained faithful to Athens. Two Athenian honorary decrees in 410 and 407 BC rewarded Neapolis for its loyalty.

 

Neapolis was a town of Macedonia, located 14 km (9 mi) from the harbor of Philippi. Neapolis was a member of the Athenian League; a pillar found in Athens mentions the contribution of Neapolis to the alliance.

  

Roman Era

  

The military Roman road Via Egnatia passed through the city helped commerce to flourish. It became a Roman civitas in 168 BC, and was a base for Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, before their defeat in the Battle of Philippi. (Appian, B.C. iv. 106; Dion Cass. xlvii. 35.). The Apostle Paul landed at Kavala on his first voyage to Europe (Acts, xvi. 11).

  

Byzantine Era

  

In the 6th century, Byzantine emperor Justinian I fortified the city in an effort to protect it from barbaric raids. In later Byzantine times the city was called Christoupolis (Χριστούπολις, "city of Christ") and belonged to the theme of Macedonia. The first mention of the new name is recorded in a taktikon of the early 9th century. The city is also mentioned in the "Life of St. Gregory of Dekapolis". In the 8th and 9th century, Bulgarian attacks forced the Byzantines to reorganize the defense of the area, giving great care to Christoupolis with fortifications and a notable garrison. In 926 the Byzantine general (strategos) Basil Klaudon reconstructed the fallen walls of the city, ("τα πριν φθαρέντα και πεπτωκότα τείχη") according to an inscription that is now in the archaeological museum of Kavala. Due to the location of Christoupolis, the city experienced an economic resurgence, securing the contact between Constantinople and Thessaloniki. During the Norman raid of Macedonia in 1185, the city was captured and burned. In 1302, the Catalans failed to capture the city. In order to prevent them from coming back, the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos built a new long defensive wall ("το παρά την Χριστούπολιν τείχισμα"). In the 13th century the Byzantine Greek historian George Akropolites writes that the city and the area around the city is highly populated with Bulgarians and this makes it more difficult to keep the city as a part of Bizantium.[2] In 1357 it is mentioned that the Byzantine officers and brothers Alexios and John controlled the city and its territory. Recent excavations have revealed the ruins of an early Byzantine basilica under an old Ottoman mosque in the old part of the city (Panagia peninsula). This Christian temple was used until the late Byzantine era, as the also recently revealed small cemetery around it shows. The Ottoman Turks first captured the city in 1387 and completely destroyed it in 1391, as a Mount Athos chronicle testifies.

  

Ottoman Era

  

Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1387 to 1912. In the middle of the 16th century, Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, contributed to the prosperity and growth of Kavala by the construction of an aqueduct.[3] The Ottomans also extended the Byzantine fortress on the hill of Panagia. Both landmarks are among the most recognizable symbols of the city today.

 

Mehmet Ali, the founder of a dynasty that ruled Egypt, was born in Kavala in 1769. His house has been preserved as a museum.

  

Modern Kavala

  

Kavala was briefly occupied by the Bulgarians during the first Balkan War in 1912, but was finally captured by Greece in 1913 during a successful landing operation by the Greek Navy that was commanded by the famous admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis. During World War I Kavala suffered from the Bulgarian military occupation with many victims among its Greek population.[citation needed] After the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, the city entered a new era of prosperity because of the labour offered by the thousands of refugees that moved to the area from Asia Minor. The development was both industrial and agricultural. Kavala became greatly involved in the processing and trading of tobacco. Many buildings related to the storage and processing of tobacco from that era are preserved in the city.

 

During World War II and after the fall of Athens, the Nazis awarded Kavala to their Bulgarian allies in 1941, causing the city to suffer once again, but finally was liberated in 1944.

 

In the late 1950s Kavala expanded towards the sea by reclaiming land from the area west of the port.

 

In 1967, King Constantine II left Athens for Kavala in an unsuccessful attempt to launch a counter-coup against the military junta.

  

Etymology

  

In antiquity the name of the city was Neapolis. During the Middle Ages it was Christoupolis. The etymology of the modern name of the city is disputed. There are some explanations, either from the Italian cavallo (=horse), or from the Hebrew Kabbalah due to the large Jewish population of the city.

  

Climate

  

Kavala has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa") that borders on an semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification "BSk" or "BSh" depending on the system used) with annual average precipitation of 460 mm (18.1 in). Snowfalls are sporadic, but happen more or less every year. The humidity is always very high

 

The absolute maximum temperature ever recorded was 38.0 °C (100 °F), while the absolute minimum ever recorded was −5.8 °C (22 °F).

  

Education/Research

  

The Technological Educational Institute (panoramic view).TEI of Kavala: The Technological Educational Institute of Kavala (Greek: ΤΕΙ Καβάλας) is a public institute providing education at university level in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The main campus of the institute located in St. Lukas, Kavala and is approximately 132,000 m2 with buildings covering an area of 36,000 m2.The campus is home for 2 faculties (Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Faculty of Business and Economics) with totally 9 departments.

 

Fisheries Research Institute:[5] Fisheries Research Institute (F.R.I) is one of the five specialized research institutes of N.AG.RE.F, being responsible to conduct research and to promote technological development in the fishery sector. The Institute is located 17 km (11 mi) away from Kavala, in Nea Peramos, at the centre of a marine area with rich fishery grounds and high biodiversity in the surrounding lagoons, lakes and rivers.

 

Institute of Mohamed Ali for the Research of the Eastern Tradition (I.M.A.R.E.T.):[6] I.M.A.R.E.T. is a registered NGO with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was established several months ago by concerned citizens in Kavala, Greece. Its aims include the study of the Egyptian influence in Greece and vice versa. The intra-cultural exchange and dialogue, as well as the promotion of art as a means of intra-cultural understanding. The first major co-operation partner is Cultnat of Bibliotheca Alaxandrina with the aim of documenting and digitizing the architectural heritage of the Mohamed Ali era in Egypt and Greece. Most important event that take place every year at the institute is the International Roman Law Moot Court Competition.

 

Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala:[7] It is purely a non-profiteering, public utility foundation. The foundation of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala is not subsidized by the Greek State, neither by any other enterprise of the private sector. Its operational cost is covered only by its founders and by infrequent aids of the local self-government.

 

Egnatia Aviation:[8] It is a private training college for pilots that started training in Greece in July 2006. The facilities of Egnatia Aviation mostly located in the former passenger’s terminal of the Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great".

  

Culture

  

Festivals and events

  

Kavala hosts a wide array of cultural events, which mostly take place during the summer months. The top festival is the Festival of Philippi,[9] which lasts from July to September and includes theatrical performances and music concerts. Since 1957, it has been the city's most important cultural event and one of the most important of Greece.

 

Cosmopolis is an International Festival held in the Old Town of Kavala that offers an acquaintance with cultures around the world through dancing and musical groups, traditional national cuisines, cinema, and exhibits at the kiosks of the participant countries.

 

Giannis Papaioannou’s Festival includes concerts and music seminars.[10]

 

Ilios ke Petra (Sun and Stone)(July): a Festival held in “Akontisma” of Nea Karvali. The event is of folkloric character, with the participation of traditional dancing groups from all over the world.

 

Wood Water Wild Festival:[11] Wood Water Wild is an outdoor activities festival, inspired by nature. It includes live bands & DJ sets, body&mind activities, a book fair, outdoor theatre, ecology, camping, and debates.

 

Kavala AirSea Show:[12] An annual air show, which takes place during the last days of June

 

Besides, various cultural events are held in all municipalities of Kavala during the summer months.

  

Cuisine

  

Fish and sea food, as well as the products of the local livestock breeding and agricultural sectors are the prevailing elements of Kavala courses. In Kavala, the traditional local recipes have been influenced by the cuisine of the refugees from Pontos, Asia Minor and Kappadokia. Fresh fish and sea food, salted food, mackerel "gouna" (sun dried mackerel on the grill), sardine pantremeni, mussels with rice, herring saganaki, anchovies wrapped in grape leaves, Stuffed eggplant: these are some very renowned recipes in Kavala and the coastal settlements of the region. The grapes, wine and tsipouro produced in the area, as well as the kourabiedes (sugar-coated almond biscuits) from Nea Karvali are particularly famous.

  

Municipality

  

The municipality of Kavala was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[13]

  

Municipal units (former municipalities):

 

Kavala

 

Filippoi

  

Municipal unit

  

Kavala 58,790

Filippoi 11,711

  

The population of the new municipality is 70,501 and the area is 350,61 km2. The seat of the municipality is in Kavala. Some of the most important communities inside new municipality are:

  

Population

 

Kavala 56,371

Krinides 3,365

Amigdaleonas 2,724

Nea Karvali 2,225

Zygos 2,057

  

Subdivisions

  

Kavala is built amphitheatrically, with most residents enjoying superb views of the coast and sea. Some of the regions inside Kavala are:

 

Agia Varvara Agios Athanasios Agios Ioannis Agios Loukas Chilia

Dexameni Kalamitsa Kentro Neapolis Panagia

Perigiali Potamoudia Profitis Ilias Timios Stavros Vyronas

  

Province

  

The province of Kavala (Greek: Επαρχία Καβάλας) was one of the provinces of the Kavala Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Kavala, and part of the municipal unit Eleftheroupoli.[14] It was abolished in 2006.

  

Transport

  

Highway Network

  

European route E90 runs through the city and connects Kavala with the other cities. The Egnatia Motorway (A2) lies north of the city. One can enter the city from one of two Junctions; 'Kavala West' and 'Kavala East'.Kavala has regular connection with Interregional Bus Lines (KTEL) from and to Thessaloniki and Athens.

  

Airport

  

The Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" (27 km (17 mi) from Kavala) is connected with Athens by regularly scheduled flights and with many European cities by scheduled and charter flights.

  

Port

  

Kavala is connected with all the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea with frequent itineraries of various ferry lines.

  

Bus

  

The city is connected with all of the large Greek cities such as Thessaloniki and Athens. All of the local villages are also connected via bus lines. The cost of tickets is very cheap. There is also a shuttle bus in Kavala with these lines : 1. Vironas - Kallithea 2. Dexameni 3. Cemetery 4. Kipoupoli - Technological Institute 5. Agios Loukas 6. Profitis Ilias 7. Stadium 8. Kalamitsa - Batis ( only in summer ) 9. Agios Konstantinos 10. Neapoli 11. Hospital - Perigiali

  

Sports

  

Kavala F.C.: AO Kavala (Greek: Athlitikos Omilos Kavala, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα), the Athletic Club Kavala, is a professional association football club based in the city of Kavala, Greece.The club plays in the Municipal Kavala Stadium "Anthi Karagianni".[15]

 

Kavala B.C.: Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas (Greek: Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας - Basketball Union of Kavala) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English. The club competes in the Greek League.

 

Kavala '86: A women football club, founded in 1986, with panhellenic titles in Greek women football.

 

Kavala Chess Club:[16] Chess is very popular in Kavala and the local chess club ranks top in Greece, enjoying plenty of success both domestically and internationally. The highlight has to be the club's annual International Open, that takes place every August in Kavala and attracts the biggest names in chess from all over the globe

 

Nautical Club of Kavala (1945, Ναυτικός Ομιλος Καβάλας, ΝΟΚ). Sports of sea (swimming, yachting,water-polo,diving e.t.c.)

 

Kavala Titans (2009, Τιτάνες Καβάλας). Rugby Union

  

International relations

  

Twin towns – Sister cities

  

Kavala is twinned with:

 

Bulgaria Gabrovo, Bulgaria (1975)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994)

Germany Nuremberg, Germany (1998)

  

Partnerships

  

Morocco Agadir, Morocco (2001)

Armenia Martuni, Armenia (2001)

Turkey Tekirdağ, Turkey (2003)

Bulgaria Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria (2003)

Serbia Vranje, Serbia (2009)

  

Postage stamps

  

Austria opened a post office in Kavala before 1864.[18] Between 1893 and 1903, the French post office in the city issued its own postage stamps; at first stamps of France overprinted with "Cavalle" and a value in piasters, then in 1902 the French designs inscribed "CAVALLE".

  

Historical population

  

1961 44,517 44,978 -

1971 46,234 46,887 -

1981 56,375 56,705 -

1991 56,571 58,025 -

2001 58,663 63,293 -

2011 54,027 58,790 70,501

  

Notable figures

  

Muhammad Ali Pasha of Kavala, the Albanian Wali (governor) of Egypt between 1805–1848 and founder of the modern state of Egypt

 

Theodore Kavalliotis, Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment

 

Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and diplomat

 

George Georgiadis, Greek footballer

 

Giorgos Heimonas (1938–2000), writer and translator

 

Nikos Karageorgiou, (born December 9, 1962) Manager of Greek football team Ergotelis, based in Heraklion, Crete

 

Anthi Karagianni, silver medalist in the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games; the city's Municipal stadium is named after her

 

Vasilis Karas, Greek singer

 

Nikos Kourkoulis, Greek singer

 

Mitsos Partsalidis, first elected "red" (communist) mere in modern Greek history, back in 1.4.1934

 

Antigone Valakou, actress

 

Despina Vandi, a Top Greek singer

 

Thanasis Euthimiadis, a Greek actor

 

Anna Verouli, 1982 Gold Medalist, European Championship, javelin thrower

 

Zisis Vryzas (born November 9, 1973), former footballer, currently vicepresident of PAOK FC

 

Theodoros Zagorakis (born October 27, 1971), former footballer, captain of national team of Greece-European champion 2004, currently president of PAOK FC

 

Anna Gerasimou, a Greek tennis player

 

Kleon Krantonellis, Αrchitect

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Take the time to hear the words of the old Tree of Life kabbalah.

 

Ty for the texture to Timeless Blends

  

Esta muestra de perfume la tengo hace como mil años pero no la uso por que huele a vieja ......... guácala : )

 

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Cuando volteamos a ver nuestros deseos insatisfechos, a menudo encontramos que ni siquiera queríamos muchas de las cosas que, pensábamos, moriríamos sin tener.

 

Hoy, averigua qué deseas tú realmente; no lo que tu madre, esposo, amigos, gurú o la televisión te dice que desees. ( Conciencia de la Kabbalah )

Safed or Tzfas is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of 900 metres (2,953 ft), Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and in Israel. Since the 16th century, Safed has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, since that time, the city has remained a center of Kabbalah, also known as Jewish mysticism.

 

Counting The Omer:: For 49 days after Passover we count the Omer. This was the barley offering in the Temple In Yerushalayim.

 

This is Jewish Kabbalah.✡️ Each day we focus on improving a single attribute of our emotional structure within a particular attribute for that day. It is a process in Seven weeks of Seven days. That process purifies us and the universe as well. Isn’t that an amazing thought❣️

 

At the end we will be worthy of receiving The Torah 🎶👏🎶 on Mount Sinai. Hallelujah🌄

Ghosts from the Science Glasses

In modern psychology, ghosts can be categorized as psychological disorders, in the form of hallucinations. In the world of philosophy, ghosts are described as abstract things that are difficult to prove rationally because of their invisible nature. However, religious people who believe that God must believe in invisible beings, such as angels, fairies, jinns, or even demons.

For religious people, the limited ability of the sense of sight is not a limit of belief. We cannot say God does not exist only because our eyes cannot see God. Likewise with astral beings; it doesn't look doesn't mean it's not there.

There are people who scream in fear when they see ghosts. Some are hysterical. In fact, the experience of seeing ghosts is too normal, there are people who do not consider the "appearance" special. These people consider sightings to be natural phenomena that can be described scientifically. Not occult things.

There is a reason ghosts do not have bodies and become spirits. The following are notes based on analysis that refer to the history of several religions. Uniquely, this history has in common with each other.

(note 1: this is based on the history of several religions, but how come the points below do not clearly describe certain religions - only the first point is clear)

 

In the beliefs of 3 religions, namely Islam, Christianity and Judaism, it is told that human ancestors used to live in heaven. Adam and Eve were the first humans created by God. At one time, God asked Satan to bow to Adam. But because of pride he refused God's command so he was cast out of heaven

Satan asks God to be given immortality to be able to tempt people after misleading Adam and Eve. God granted it. The consequence of demons' requests is that they are not equipped with bodies. Why? If equipped with bodies, their lives will not last.

The maximum age of DNA in the remains of living things — which consist of atoms of crude matter and molecules from bodies, such as meat, heart, and lungs — is only less than a hundred years. The organs of the body which are composed of atoms of coarse substances, are also not able to last long. That is why they become spirits without bodies, because they will not be able to live forever if they are equipped with bodies by God.

 

The DNA of living things, like humans, which genies don't have is made up of atoms consisting of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and other molecules visible to the human eye.

Because it does not have cells like living things, the form of spirits is only in the form of electromagnetic cells consisting of orbitals or energy balls flying around us. The human eye will not be able to capture their existence, because electromagnetic cells cannot be seen by the naked eye.

Orb-orb flies around us, especially in dirty places or in quiet and dark places, like graves and empty gardens. Excessive orb concentrations can be felt indirectly if we are in their main habitat. Especially if we are alone. We will be haunted by feelings of anxiety or paranoia. This is because our energy is absorbed by these orbs.

 

When human energy is absorbed by orbitals, spirits are able to transform energy to the next level. This stage is commonly called ectoplasma. Ectoplasma has the energy to absorb water vapor and visualize the naked eye in the form of white mist, smoke, or even a creepy creature.

Ectoplasmic energy is also capable of sending electrical signals to the visual cortex of humans. Visual cortex is the part of the brain that projects visualization of the eye. However, electrical signals from Ectoplasma are sent directly to the visual cortex of humans, thus creating hallucinations that eventually cause mild mental disorders. This often causes us to feel shocked and paranoid.

Ectoplasma creates hallucinations in humans thanks to the energy that has been absorbed when it is still in the form of orbitals.

Electrical cells that are owned by ectoplasm are sometimes strong enough to affect the human psyche. Ectoplasm enters the bloodstream to the brain. In the brain, these electric cells affect the nervous system, so they have access to motion throughout the body. At times like these people will move and speak because of the influence of spirits. This is what is often referred to as "possession". Or, in medical science, it is called psychoid.

 

· Electric cells of spirits in the form of ectoplasm are able to access the nervous system of the brain so that the victim is unconscious and acts like a mentally ill person. This is commonly called trance or psychoid.

 

Ectoplasma can transform to the next stage called vortex.

At the time of Prophet Solomon (King of Solomon the Hebrews from 1800-587 BC), two angels were sent to earth who taught magic to jinn and humans - although limited to historical records and have not been scientifically proven.

The genies can do magic, but need great energy to get to this stage; starting from orb, ectoplasma, vortex, to then the super vortex stage.

Vortex is found in various witchcraft. Because, the energy they get from the ritual of transferring human and jinni energy is very large and can cause physical disturbances to death.

The energy to become a vortex is not arbitrarily obtained. It is also impossible to get from human or other fears. Vortex is only obtained through special rituals.

When undergoing rituals, the vortex transfers energy from humans, so that ghosts can transfer power from humans and the rituals they live, then become vortex.

 

When becoming a vortex, ghosts have a large enough power to do physical disturbances to humans. This ability is used in a number of witchcraft, such as voodoo, santet, pesugihan, and others.

Vortex affects human electromagnetic waves. Thus, humans have power beyond normal human abilities, or ordinary people call it "magic". This power is even able to change one's aura so that it is more authoritative. In fact, it is only the influence of the genie.

 

Vortex affects human electromagnetic waves. No man's vortex sometimes enters a child's body, thus changing the child's personality and abilities. This is called indigo. The name indigo itself comes from the color name of the aura of a child affected by vortex.

Vortex sightings are usually just a circle of light flying high or low. Often these sightings are called unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

Not only in the sky, vortex sometimes flies low on the ground. Vortex looks like a luminous ball because it stores a large amount of electrical energy absorbed from humans. The appearance of this luminous ball-like vortex can be witnessed alone in the City of Marfa, Texas, United States.

 

After vortex, the next stage is super vortex. This is the final stage of the magic of the genie. Usually, the super vortex is the genius of the shaman, the guardian of the pesugihan places, the guardian of haunted places, or the human sacrifice lost from the way of God. One of the famous super vortex in Indonesia is Nyi Roro Kidul. Nyi Roro Kidul gets enough energy when the south coast people send offerings. From humans sending the offerings, Nyi Roro Kidul (Dragon God) gets the transfer of power from humans and then becomes a super vortex.

 

High class vortex is a class of astral creatures that have a direct bloodline from the devil. This group has global influence. Actions such as mass suicide, whispers for war between countries, to the creation of weapons of destruction are, one of their works

 

Baphomet which is believed to be a direct descendant of the devil became a high class vortex worshiped by several sects since the Crusades, like some Jewish Kabbalah sects.

Many philosophers oppose the existence of ghosts. This is because they have never seen it before. While humans have limited visibility. Many things cannot be seen by the human eye. However, remember, something that doesn't look doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

  

Ghost Appearance Work System

Ghosts, jinns, or demons are spirits, creepy creatures, invisible creatures, and many other negative titles about ghosts because it is difficult to prove their existence. The story of most ghosts is also a frightening myth that makes the hair stand up. However, thanks to current technological advances, ghosts can be part of science.

Scientists, especially in the United States, have been conducting research for years on phantoms or supernatural phenomena. This phenomenon then becomes part of science and can be explained scientifically. Here are some questions about ghosts that are answered from the perspective of science.

What is a ghost? Answer: ghosts are living organisms that are invisible, because they consist of invisible energy. Some researchers believe that ghosts consist of electromagnetic signals that are impossible to see by the naked eye.

How can ghosts be seen by humans? Are they not composed of electromagnetic signals that cannot be seen by the eye? The answer is simple. In the case of sightings, what we see is not a ghost, but a form of appearance. At certain frequencies, they are able to make visualizations in the form of white mist. Not all ghosts can do it. Only ghosts who have high enough energy are able to do direct visualization in the form of white mist. Through the energy they have, they are able to collect moisture around them to visualize the white mist. However, there are many types of ghosts and many types of sightings. Besides direct appearance, the influence of electromagnetic signals possessed by ghosts can make visualization to humans in the form of hallucinations. Usually, the human psyche is first disturbed by ghosts when the human brain can be directly affected at certain times by the energy of the creature.

What is the "trance" work process? Electromagnetic energy coming from ghosts enters through the bloodstream to the brain. When that energy arrives in the brain, the ghost is able to control the human body it possesses. Because, in the brain there is access to motion throughout the body through the nervous system. Not only that, people who experience psychiatric illness will also experience possession continuously, because basically the body of a mentally ill person is empty, so that ghosts easily enter the person.

Where does the ghost live? They socialize with us, live with us, but we cannot see their form. We can only feel their presence at certain times.

 

from: investigasi-misteri.blogspot.com/ Posted by ade candra.

Das Postamt Schöneberg ist ein Postamt in der Hauptstraße im Berliner Ortsteil Schöneberg. Das denkmalgeschützte Gebäude wurde 1901/1902 im Stil der Neorenaissance für die Deutsche Reichspost erbaut und bis 1927 mehrfach an- und ausgebaut. Das Postamt wurde nach Plänen der Architekten Otto Spalding und Louis Ratzeburg auf dem Grundstück einer ehemaligen Villa eines Schöneberger „Millionenbauern“ errichtet. Seine Entstehung fiel in die Zeit eines rapiden Wachstums der damaligen Stadt Schöneberg. Auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßenseite, am damaligen Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz, stand das im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstörte alte Rathaus Schöneberg. Für das Postamt kam 1907 ein Maschinenhaus für die Rohrpostanlage hinzu. 1926–1933 folgte der Anbau des Fernsprechamtes Süd unter Leitung von Fritz Nissle. Die Schmuckelemente an der Fassade sind aus Warthauer Sandstein. Ab September 1935 befand sich im Postamt eine der ersten 15 Fernsehstuben für den Empfang des vom Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ausgestrahlten Programms. Das Postamt war damit einer der ersten Orte in Deutschland, an denen Interessenten fernsehen konnte (→ Geschichte des Fernsehens in Deutschland).

Nach dem Brand der Messehalle auf der Funkausstellung am 19. August 1935 wurde das Programm des Senders Paul Nipkow vom nahegelegenen Fernamt Winterfeldtstraße gesendet. Da die Reichweite von dort nur rund zwei Kilometer betrug, ließ die Reichspost in seiner Nähe drei Fernsehstuben einrichten. Die Stube in Schöneberg war mit einem einfachen Heimempfänger ausgestattet und konnte nur wenige Zuschauer aufnehmen.

Im Erdgeschoss befindet sich immer noch (Stand: 2022) eine Filiale der Deutschen Post. In den Höfen und in geplanten Neubauten auf dem Gelände entsteht in den 2010er Jahren das Gewerbezentrum Bricks. Die Umbauplanungen erfolgen durch das Architekturbüro Graft, später sollen Gewerbebetriebe einziehen. Als Hauptmieter für den Vermittlungssaal des Telegrafenamtes ist unter anderem eine Zweigstelle des Kabbalah Centres vorgesehen. Zusätzlich sollen zwei Neubauten mit insgesamt 128 Mietwohnungen entstehen. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postamt_Sch%C3%B6neberg

1st-2nd of Tishrei, 5784 * 15-17 September 2023, at sundown.

 

! שנה טובה לכל החברים שלי

Shanah Tovah to all my friends !

 

Rosh ha-Shanah customs include sounding the shofar, a hollowed-out ram's horn, as prescribed in the Torah, following the prescription of the Hebrew Bible to "raise a noise" on days of public prayers. Among rabbinical customs is attending synagogue services and reciting special liturgy, as also enjoying festive meals. Like eating traditional foods and fruits such as the pomegranate, a symbol of prosperity and fertility.

Pomegranates are one of the Seven Species (Hebrew: שבעת המינים, Shiv'at Ha-Minim) of fruits and grains enumerated in the Hebrew Bible (Deuteronomy 8:8) as special products of the Land of Israel, and the Songs of Solomon contains this quote: "Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely, thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks." (Song of Solomon 4:3).

Additionally, pomegranates symbolize the mystical experience in the Jewish mystical tradition, or kabbalah, with the typical reference being to entering the "garden of pomegranates" or "pardés rimonim".

Rovingian Mystical Symbology - The Double South Compass by Daniel Arrhakis (2025)

  

Rovingian Mystical Symbology - Symbols of Guidance and Protection

 

The Nomad Monks, on their travels, gathered ancient knowledge transcribed into mystical symbology. Like Kabbalah, Rovingian Mystical Symbology also has applications in ceremonial magic, such as the creation of amulets, and can be seen as a method for personal development, overcoming obstacles, but mainly as guidance and spiritual protection.

 

Each symbology transcribed into symbols and unknown language is unique, often directed at its intended recipient and with specific temporal and spatial dimensions.

Therefore, on their journeys, Nomad Monks are frequently sought out for this purpose, which can be individual, family, local, or even national.

 

The Compass - Guidance and Purpose

 

The mystical symbolism of the compass focuses on guidance, purpose, and protection, representing a spiritual tool for staying aligned with the true path, the inner self, and moral values. Its adventurous spirit protects and encourages travelers and explorers. But it also protects, embraces, and guides those who feel lost and are searching for meaning in life or the search for their inner path, their own self.

 

Associated with several triangles pointing in opposite directions. Upward—associated with the spiritual, the masculine, and fire—this orientation can symbolize will, intuition, and action. Downward—linked to the feminine, the physical, and earth—this symbol represents receptivity, the unconscious, but also the ability to achieve with perseverance. In this case, the downward-pointing compass reinforces the need to not lose one's way and an inner journey that must be undertaken or completed with perseverance.

 

The eight points on the compass or directions represent the compass rose, and by pointing south (Earth Element), the pair of triangles encourages a strong, intuitive, inner spiritual presence, with strength, but with feet firmly planted on the ground, so that one can achieve fulfillment, progress, and success.

 

These symbolic geometries are often accompanied by incomprehensible symbolic writing, like a prayer that emanates during personal contact with the person in question or that is inferred through spiritual concentration. Although not recorded in a known language, their characters have mystical value and should be read by nomadic monks and kept together, in a box, on a display board, or as an amulet sewn into cloth that accompanies us.

 

Their printing can be done on fabric, paper, or metal, but it must be printed.

  

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Simbologia Mística Rovingiana - Símbolos de Orientação e Protecção

 

Os Monges Nómadas, nas suas viagens, reuniam conhecimentos ancestrais transcritos em simbologia mística. Tal como a Cabala, também a Simbologia Mística Rovingiana tem aplicações na magia cerimonial, como a criação de amuletos, e pode ser vista como um método de desenvolvimento pessoal, de superação de obstáculos, mas principalmente como orientação e proteção espiritual.

 

Cada simbologia transcrita em símbolos e linguagem desconhecida é única, frequentemente dirigida ao seu destinatário e com dimensões temporais e espaciais específicas.

Por isso, nas suas viagens, os Monges Nómadas são frequentemente procurados para este fim, que pode ser individual, familiar, local ou até nacional.

 

A Bússola - Orientação e Propósito

 

O simbolismo místico da bússola centra-se na orientação, propósito e proteção, representando uma ferramenta espiritual para permanecer alinhado com o verdadeiro caminho, o eu interior e os valores morais. O seu espírito aventureiro protege e encoraja viajantes e exploradores.

Mas também protege, acolhe e guia aqueles que se sentem perdidos e procuram o sentido da vida ou a procura do seu caminho interior, do seu próprio eu.

 

Associado a vários triângulos que apontam em sentidos opostos. Para cima — associado ao espiritual, ao masculino e ao fogo — esta orientação pode simbolizar a vontade, a intuição e a ação. Para baixo — ligado ao feminino, ao físico e à terra — este símbolo representa a recetividade, o inconsciente, mas também a capacidade de realizar com perseverança.

Neste caso, a bússola que aponta para baixo reforça a necessidade de não se perder e uma viagem interior que deve ser empreendida ou concluída com perseverança para que se atinja a plenitude e o sucesso.

 

Os oito pontos da bússola ou direções representam a rosa dos ventos e, ao apontar para sul (Elemento Terra), o par de triângulos incentiva uma presença espiritual interior forte, intuitiva, com força, mas com os pés bem assentes no chão, para que se possa alcançar a realização, o progresso e o sucesso.

 

Estas geometrias simbólicas são frequentemente acompanhadas por uma escrita simbólica incompreensível, como uma prece que emana durante o contacto pessoal com a pessoa em questão ou que é inferida através da concentração espiritual.

Embora não estejam registados numa língua conhecida, os seus caracteres têm valor místico e deverão ser lidos pelos monges nómadas e guardados juntos, numa caixa, num pano de linho, num quadro de exposição ou como um amuleto cosido num tecido que nos acompanha.

A sua impressão pode ser realizada em tecido, papel ou metal mas tem que ser impresso.

 

Ako z éterického sveta sa vynára zo závoja hmly pri osade Zlatno regionálny expres 780 Kráľova hoľa s okuliarnikom 754.036 na trase Margecany - Banská Bystrica. Na tento rušeň mám v ostatnej dobe šťastie, stretnem ho na tejto trati pri každom výlete. Tridsaťšestka sa hodí do mystickej atmosféry pondelňajšieho rána 19. októbra 2015. V reči kabaly vyjadruje číslo 36 lamed vav cadikim, čiže 36 spravodlivých. Aby svet mohol existovať, je nutné, aby v ňom žilo v prítomnej chvíli minimálne 36 cadikov (spravodlivých). Copyright: Marián Dujnič

 

English version

As from the etheric world arrives from the fog the regional express 780 with a diesel engine 754.036 on Monday October 19, 2015 near settlement Zlatno in Slovakia. Number 36 is a very important in kabbalah. It means lamed vav tzadikim (36 righteous). The world can not exist if the number of righteous is less than 36. Copyright: Marián Dujnič

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This is the time to keep watching . Things aren't getting better

even getting worse around the world. This isn't scaremongering

but as words of encouragement -- put your house in order, seek

the Lord, even consider the Biblical prophetic declarations. Many

have happened and yet to happen , and some are happening right

in our face. If you aren't sleeping , you'll know.

It's happening right now, from Egypt , then to

Syria as Isaiah prophesied ...all goes back to the ancient Biblical text

as told. From transhumanism to new world order /global government to fall

on us. Time is near my friends.

 

1 Thessalonians 5 : 1-11

But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have

no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves know

perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the

night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden

destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant

woman. And they shall not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not

in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.

5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of

the night nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others

do, but let us watch and be sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep

at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. 8 But let us

who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith

and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. 9 For God did

not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our

Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we wake

or sleep, we should live together with Him."

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SIGNS OF THE TIMES

 

*Tribulation-Now, 20th Feb 2014 - Apocalyptic Potpourri and NWO Timeline (Part 2 - Redux)

 

*The Law has Passed: Killing American Christians by Guillotine

If this has to put you in denying Christ to survive or by guillotine , just go with the guillotine and never deny your faith ! I don't think this is singled out to America alone but

I believe in no doubt will happen all around Europe. Just Like the Great horrible Inquistion

orchestrated by the Vatican through hundreds of years. God has put this in my heart

this will happen in the same way again , full blown -- and horrific persecutions

during the tribulation .

Never deny your faith in Jesus whatsoever , as you'll live again and with reward

of a crown of life , not anymore in this devil infested rock but forever living

victorious throughout eternity.

Thank God He opened my eyes.

 

*Naked Man Bites Victim

 

*Steve Quayle and Sheila Zilinsky on Xenogenesis -Changing Men Into Monsters

 

*Return Of The Gods :They Are Coming Hagmann and Hagmann Report / Steve Quayle 2014

 

*The Shocking Truth Behind The Coming Collapse

 

*The Birth Must Come

  

*Peope Are Undergoing Extreme Body Modification In Order to Look ore Like The Devil

 

You have to know !

*Vatican Series Part 1

 

*Vatican Series Pt2 : 7 Churches of Revelation

 

*Peace Agreement Very Close To Be Complete By Paul Begley / YT

 

*Counterfit Christianity: Exposing The Satanic System

 

*SNOW FLEAS BY THE THOUSANDS DROPPED FROM AIRCRAFTS

 

War drums ?

*Putin Orders Troops To Crimea Passes, Warns NATO Of War

 

Doesn't look good eh ....

*US In “Shock And Turmoil” After Snowden Info Lets Russia Tap Top Obama Officials

 

*Russian Navy on the Move in Ukraine

 

*CATHOLICISM AND THE KABBALAH

 

*:Prophecy : The Coming Blood Moons and Middleast war

*

*THE COMING FOUR BLOOD MOONS APRIL 2014 - 2015

 

*Fallen Angels Get Bold: Elenin, Immortals, 9/11 In Movies? Antichrist foretold?

 

*Fallen Angels "ALIEN RACE" Deception: Hollywood's Extinction Of Mankind, & Anti-Christ Rising!

Lag BaOmer is an old kabbalistic tradition, cultivated by the Jews. One of the customs on this particular day is to set bonfires. All Israel is filled with the smell of smoke, we therefore lock our windows on that night and switch air conditioners on!

I chose the warlock Abramelin the Mage. He is not generally known today but continues to have thousands of imitators and followers since his existence in the 1400s. Powerful and expert on the Kabbalah. He learned his magical knowledge from Angels, who told him how to conjure and tame demons into personal servants and workers. Sidebar, they’re not very good cleaners.

 

Scholars note that Abramelin’s warlock abilities were based on symbols that could be used only by performing specific rituals at certain times. The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin (still available at Amazon!) was published in 1900. It immediately became a favorite among those involved in the occult.

 

Stylng:

 

Boots, coat, vest, pants, belt, and coat by Lenka Canvas for White Canvas, all but the boots I textured in authentic 15th Century fabrics.

Kabbalah tattoo by DiegoEstaban Burt.

Kabbalah Necklace by Sey

Tetragrammaton Amulet by DragonsLord.

Viola lace collar by Lassitude & Ennui

Elizabeth Brooch by AvaWay

Feathered Shoulder Wrap by Meli Imako

...and last but not least, Makeup by Zibska

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavala

  

Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos. Kavala is located on the Egnatia motorway and is a one and a half-hour drive to Thessaloniki (160 kilometres (99 miles) west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama (37 km (23 miles) north) and Xanthi (56 km (35 miles) east). Its nickname is The cyan city (Η γαλάζια πόλη).

  

History

  

Antiquity

  

The city was founded at about the end of the 7th century BC by settlers from Thassos, who called it Neapolis (Νεάπολις; "new city" in Greek). It was one of the colonies that the Thassians founded along the coastline in order to take advantage of the rich gold and silver mines of the territory, especially those located in the nearby Pangaion mountain (which were eventually exploited by Phillip the Second of Macedonia).

 

The worship of "Parthenos", a female deity of Greek–Ionian origin, is archaeologically attested in the archaic period. At the end of the 6th century BC Neapolis claimed its independence from Thassos and cut its own silver coins with the head of Gorgo (γοργὀνειο) on the one side. At the beginning of the 5th century BC a large Ionic temple made from thassian marble replaced the archaic one. Parts of it can now be seen in the archaeological museum of Kavala.

 

In 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, Neapolis was besieged by the allied armies of the Spartans and the Thassians but remained faithful to Athens. Two Athenian honorary decrees in 410 and 407 BC rewarded Neapolis for its loyalty.

 

Neapolis was a town of Macedonia, located 14 km (9 mi) from the harbor of Philippi. Neapolis was a member of the Athenian League; a pillar found in Athens mentions the contribution of Neapolis to the alliance.

  

Roman Era

  

The military Roman road Via Egnatia passed through the city helped commerce to flourish. It became a Roman civitas in 168 BC, and was a base for Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, before their defeat in the Battle of Philippi. (Appian, B.C. iv. 106; Dion Cass. xlvii. 35.). The Apostle Paul landed at Kavala on his first voyage to Europe (Acts, xvi. 11).

  

Byzantine Era

  

In the 6th century, Byzantine emperor Justinian I fortified the city in an effort to protect it from barbaric raids. In later Byzantine times the city was called Christoupolis (Χριστούπολις, "city of Christ") and belonged to the theme of Macedonia. The first mention of the new name is recorded in a taktikon of the early 9th century. The city is also mentioned in the "Life of St. Gregory of Dekapolis". In the 8th and 9th century, Bulgarian attacks forced the Byzantines to reorganize the defense of the area, giving great care to Christoupolis with fortifications and a notable garrison. In 926 the Byzantine general (strategos) Basil Klaudon reconstructed the fallen walls of the city, ("τα πριν φθαρέντα και πεπτωκότα τείχη") according to an inscription that is now in the archaeological museum of Kavala. Due to the location of Christoupolis, the city experienced an economic resurgence, securing the contact between Constantinople and Thessaloniki. During the Norman raid of Macedonia in 1185, the city was captured and burned. In 1302, the Catalans failed to capture the city. In order to prevent them from coming back, the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos built a new long defensive wall ("το παρά την Χριστούπολιν τείχισμα"). In the 13th century the Byzantine Greek historian George Akropolites writes that the city and the area around the city is highly populated with Bulgarians and this makes it more difficult to keep the city as a part of Bizantium.[2] In 1357 it is mentioned that the Byzantine officers and brothers Alexios and John controlled the city and its territory. Recent excavations have revealed the ruins of an early Byzantine basilica under an old Ottoman mosque in the old part of the city (Panagia peninsula). This Christian temple was used until the late Byzantine era, as the also recently revealed small cemetery around it shows. The Ottoman Turks first captured the city in 1387 and completely destroyed it in 1391, as a Mount Athos chronicle testifies.

  

Ottoman Era

  

Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1387 to 1912. In the middle of the 16th century, Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, contributed to the prosperity and growth of Kavala by the construction of an aqueduct.[3] The Ottomans also extended the Byzantine fortress on the hill of Panagia. Both landmarks are among the most recognizable symbols of the city today.

 

Mehmet Ali, the founder of a dynasty that ruled Egypt, was born in Kavala in 1769. His house has been preserved as a museum.

  

Modern Kavala

  

Kavala was briefly occupied by the Bulgarians during the first Balkan War in 1912, but was finally captured by Greece in 1913 during a successful landing operation by the Greek Navy that was commanded by the famous admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis. During World War I Kavala suffered from the Bulgarian military occupation with many victims among its Greek population.[citation needed] After the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, the city entered a new era of prosperity because of the labour offered by the thousands of refugees that moved to the area from Asia Minor. The development was both industrial and agricultural. Kavala became greatly involved in the processing and trading of tobacco. Many buildings related to the storage and processing of tobacco from that era are preserved in the city.

 

During World War II and after the fall of Athens, the Nazis awarded Kavala to their Bulgarian allies in 1941, causing the city to suffer once again, but finally was liberated in 1944.

 

In the late 1950s Kavala expanded towards the sea by reclaiming land from the area west of the port.

 

In 1967, King Constantine II left Athens for Kavala in an unsuccessful attempt to launch a counter-coup against the military junta.

  

Etymology

  

In antiquity the name of the city was Neapolis. During the Middle Ages it was Christoupolis. The etymology of the modern name of the city is disputed. There are some explanations, either from the Italian cavallo (=horse), or from the Hebrew Kabbalah due to the large Jewish population of the city.

  

Climate

  

Kavala has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa") that borders on an semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification "BSk" or "BSh" depending on the system used) with annual average precipitation of 460 mm (18.1 in). Snowfalls are sporadic, but happen more or less every year. The humidity is always very high

 

The absolute maximum temperature ever recorded was 38.0 °C (100 °F), while the absolute minimum ever recorded was −5.8 °C (22 °F).

  

Education/Research

  

The Technological Educational Institute (panoramic view).TEI of Kavala: The Technological Educational Institute of Kavala (Greek: ΤΕΙ Καβάλας) is a public institute providing education at university level in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The main campus of the institute located in St. Lukas, Kavala and is approximately 132,000 m2 with buildings covering an area of 36,000 m2.The campus is home for 2 faculties (Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Faculty of Business and Economics) with totally 9 departments.

 

Fisheries Research Institute:[5] Fisheries Research Institute (F.R.I) is one of the five specialized research institutes of N.AG.RE.F, being responsible to conduct research and to promote technological development in the fishery sector. The Institute is located 17 km (11 mi) away from Kavala, in Nea Peramos, at the centre of a marine area with rich fishery grounds and high biodiversity in the surrounding lagoons, lakes and rivers.

 

Institute of Mohamed Ali for the Research of the Eastern Tradition (I.M.A.R.E.T.):[6] I.M.A.R.E.T. is a registered NGO with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was established several months ago by concerned citizens in Kavala, Greece. Its aims include the study of the Egyptian influence in Greece and vice versa. The intra-cultural exchange and dialogue, as well as the promotion of art as a means of intra-cultural understanding. The first major co-operation partner is Cultnat of Bibliotheca Alaxandrina with the aim of documenting and digitizing the architectural heritage of the Mohamed Ali era in Egypt and Greece. Most important event that take place every year at the institute is the International Roman Law Moot Court Competition.

 

Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala:[7] It is purely a non-profiteering, public utility foundation. The foundation of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala is not subsidized by the Greek State, neither by any other enterprise of the private sector. Its operational cost is covered only by its founders and by infrequent aids of the local self-government.

 

Egnatia Aviation:[8] It is a private training college for pilots that started training in Greece in July 2006. The facilities of Egnatia Aviation mostly located in the former passenger’s terminal of the Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great".

  

Culture

  

Festivals and events

  

Kavala hosts a wide array of cultural events, which mostly take place during the summer months. The top festival is the Festival of Philippi,[9] which lasts from July to September and includes theatrical performances and music concerts. Since 1957, it has been the city's most important cultural event and one of the most important of Greece.

 

Cosmopolis is an International Festival held in the Old Town of Kavala that offers an acquaintance with cultures around the world through dancing and musical groups, traditional national cuisines, cinema, and exhibits at the kiosks of the participant countries.

 

Giannis Papaioannou’s Festival includes concerts and music seminars.[10]

 

Ilios ke Petra (Sun and Stone)(July): a Festival held in “Akontisma” of Nea Karvali. The event is of folkloric character, with the participation of traditional dancing groups from all over the world.

 

Wood Water Wild Festival:[11] Wood Water Wild is an outdoor activities festival, inspired by nature. It includes live bands & DJ sets, body&mind activities, a book fair, outdoor theatre, ecology, camping, and debates.

 

Kavala AirSea Show:[12] An annual air show, which takes place during the last days of June

 

Besides, various cultural events are held in all municipalities of Kavala during the summer months.

  

Cuisine

  

Fish and sea food, as well as the products of the local livestock breeding and agricultural sectors are the prevailing elements of Kavala courses. In Kavala, the traditional local recipes have been influenced by the cuisine of the refugees from Pontos, Asia Minor and Kappadokia. Fresh fish and sea food, salted food, mackerel "gouna" (sun dried mackerel on the grill), sardine pantremeni, mussels with rice, herring saganaki, anchovies wrapped in grape leaves, Stuffed eggplant: these are some very renowned recipes in Kavala and the coastal settlements of the region. The grapes, wine and tsipouro produced in the area, as well as the kourabiedes (sugar-coated almond biscuits) from Nea Karvali are particularly famous.

  

Municipality

  

The municipality of Kavala was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[13]

  

Municipal units (former municipalities):

 

Kavala

 

Filippoi

  

Municipal unit

  

Kavala 58,790

Filippoi 11,711

  

The population of the new municipality is 70,501 and the area is 350,61 km2. The seat of the municipality is in Kavala. Some of the most important communities inside new municipality are:

  

Population

 

Kavala 56,371

Krinides 3,365

Amigdaleonas 2,724

Nea Karvali 2,225

Zygos 2,057

  

Subdivisions

  

Kavala is built amphitheatrically, with most residents enjoying superb views of the coast and sea. Some of the regions inside Kavala are:

 

Agia Varvara Agios Athanasios Agios Ioannis Agios Loukas Chilia

Dexameni Kalamitsa Kentro Neapolis Panagia

Perigiali Potamoudia Profitis Ilias Timios Stavros Vyronas

  

Province

  

The province of Kavala (Greek: Επαρχία Καβάλας) was one of the provinces of the Kavala Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Kavala, and part of the municipal unit Eleftheroupoli.[14] It was abolished in 2006.

  

Transport

  

Highway Network

  

European route E90 runs through the city and connects Kavala with the other cities. The Egnatia Motorway (A2) lies north of the city. One can enter the city from one of two Junctions; 'Kavala West' and 'Kavala East'.Kavala has regular connection with Interregional Bus Lines (KTEL) from and to Thessaloniki and Athens.

  

Airport

  

The Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" (27 km (17 mi) from Kavala) is connected with Athens by regularly scheduled flights and with many European cities by scheduled and charter flights.

  

Port

  

Kavala is connected with all the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea with frequent itineraries of various ferry lines.

  

Bus

  

The city is connected with all of the large Greek cities such as Thessaloniki and Athens. All of the local villages are also connected via bus lines. The cost of tickets is very cheap. There is also a shuttle bus in Kavala with these lines : 1. Vironas - Kallithea 2. Dexameni 3. Cemetery 4. Kipoupoli - Technological Institute 5. Agios Loukas 6. Profitis Ilias 7. Stadium 8. Kalamitsa - Batis ( only in summer ) 9. Agios Konstantinos 10. Neapoli 11. Hospital - Perigiali

  

Sports

  

Kavala F.C.: AO Kavala (Greek: Athlitikos Omilos Kavala, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα), the Athletic Club Kavala, is a professional association football club based in the city of Kavala, Greece.The club plays in the Municipal Kavala Stadium "Anthi Karagianni".[15]

 

Kavala B.C.: Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas (Greek: Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας - Basketball Union of Kavala) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English. The club competes in the Greek League.

 

Kavala '86: A women football club, founded in 1986, with panhellenic titles in Greek women football.

 

Kavala Chess Club:[16] Chess is very popular in Kavala and the local chess club ranks top in Greece, enjoying plenty of success both domestically and internationally. The highlight has to be the club's annual International Open, that takes place every August in Kavala and attracts the biggest names in chess from all over the globe

 

Nautical Club of Kavala (1945, Ναυτικός Ομιλος Καβάλας, ΝΟΚ). Sports of sea (swimming, yachting,water-polo,diving e.t.c.)

 

Kavala Titans (2009, Τιτάνες Καβάλας). Rugby Union

  

International relations

  

Twin towns – Sister cities

  

Kavala is twinned with:

 

Bulgaria Gabrovo, Bulgaria (1975)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994)

Germany Nuremberg, Germany (1998)

  

Partnerships

  

Morocco Agadir, Morocco (2001)

Armenia Martuni, Armenia (2001)

Turkey Tekirdağ, Turkey (2003)

Bulgaria Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria (2003)

Serbia Vranje, Serbia (2009)

  

Postage stamps

  

Austria opened a post office in Kavala before 1864.[18] Between 1893 and 1903, the French post office in the city issued its own postage stamps; at first stamps of France overprinted with "Cavalle" and a value in piasters, then in 1902 the French designs inscribed "CAVALLE".

  

Historical population

  

1961 44,517 44,978 -

1971 46,234 46,887 -

1981 56,375 56,705 -

1991 56,571 58,025 -

2001 58,663 63,293 -

2011 54,027 58,790 70,501

  

Notable figures

  

Muhammad Ali Pasha of Kavala, the Albanian Wali (governor) of Egypt between 1805–1848 and founder of the modern state of Egypt

 

Theodore Kavalliotis, Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment

 

Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and diplomat

 

George Georgiadis, Greek footballer

 

Giorgos Heimonas (1938–2000), writer and translator

 

Nikos Karageorgiou, (born December 9, 1962) Manager of Greek football team Ergotelis, based in Heraklion, Crete

 

Anthi Karagianni, silver medalist in the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games; the city's Municipal stadium is named after her

 

Vasilis Karas, Greek singer

 

Nikos Kourkoulis, Greek singer

 

Mitsos Partsalidis, first elected "red" (communist) mere in modern Greek history, back in 1.4.1934

 

Antigone Valakou, actress

 

Despina Vandi, a Top Greek singer

 

Thanasis Euthimiadis, a Greek actor

 

Anna Verouli, 1982 Gold Medalist, European Championship, javelin thrower

 

Zisis Vryzas (born November 9, 1973), former footballer, currently vicepresident of PAOK FC

 

Theodoros Zagorakis (born October 27, 1971), former footballer, captain of national team of Greece-European champion 2004, currently president of PAOK FC

 

Anna Gerasimou, a Greek tennis player

 

Kleon Krantonellis, Αrchitect

Various trees of life are recounted in folklore, culture and fiction, often relating to immortality or fertility. They had their origin in religious symbolism.

Ancient Iran

In pre-Islamic Persian mythology, the Gaokerena world tree is a large, sacred Haoma tree which bears all seeds. Ahriman (Ahreman, Angremainyu) created a frog to invade the tree and destroy it, aiming to prevent all trees from growing on the earth. As a reaction, God (Ahura Mazda) created two kar fish staring at the frog to guard the tree. The two fishes are always staring at the frog and stay ready to react to it. Because Ahriman is responsible for all evil including death, while Ahura Mazda is responsible for all good (including life) the concept of world tree in Persian Mythology is very closely related to the concept of Tree of Life.The sacred plant haoma and the drink made from it. The preparation of the drink from the plant by pounding and the drinking of it are central features of Zoroastrian ritual. Haoma is also personified as a divinity. It bestows essential vital qualities—health, fertility, husbands for maidens, even immortality. The source of the earthly haoma plant is a shining white tree that grows on a paradisiacal mountain. Sprigs of this white haoma were brought to earth by divine birds.Haoma is the Avestan form of the Sanskrit soma. The near identity of the two in ritual significance is considered by scholars to point to a salient feature of an Indo-Iranian religion antedating Zoroastrianism.

Another related issue in ancient mythology of Iran is the myth of Mashyа and Mashyane, two trees who were the ancestors of all living beings. This myth can be considered as a prototype for the creation myth where living beings are created by Gods (who have a human form).

Ancient Egypt

Worshipping Osiris, Isis, and Horus

To the Ancient Egyptians, the Tree of Life represented the hierarchical chain of events that brought every thing into existence. The spheres of the Tree of Life demonstrate the order, process, and method of creation.In Egyptian mythology, in the Ennead system of Heliopolis, the first couple, apart from Shu and Tefnut (moisture and dryness) are Geb and Nuit (earth and sky), are Isis and Osiris. They were said to have emerged from the acacia tree of Iusaaset, which the Egyptians considered the tree of life, referring to it as the "tree in which life and death are enclosed." Some acacia trees contain DMT, a psychedelic drug associated with spiritual experiences. The drug is not orally bio-available, however and there is no evidence the Egyptians had techniques for extracting or otherwise harnessing the drug. A much later myth relates how Set and 72 conspirators killed Osiris, putting him in a coffin, and throwing it into the Nile, the coffin becoming embedded in the base of a tamarisk tree.The Egyptians' Holy Sycamore also stood on the threshold of life and death, connecting the two worlds.

Assyria

Assyrian tree of life, from Nimrud panels.The Assyrian Tree of Life was represented by a series of nodes and criss-crossing lines. It was apparently an important religious symbol, often attended to in Assyrian palace reliefs by human or eagle-headed winged genies, or the King, and blessed or fertilized with bucket and cone. Assyriologists have not reached consensus as to the meaning of this symbol. The name "Tree of Life" has been attributed to it by modern scholarship; it is not used in the Assyrian sources. In fact, no textual evidence pertaining to the symbol is known to exist.

Baha'i Faith

The concept of the tree of life appears in the writings of the Baha'i Faith, where it can refer to the Manifestation of God, a great teacher who appears to humanity from age to age. An example of this can be found in the Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh:["Have ye forgotten that true and radiant morn, when in those hallowed and blessed surroundings ye were all gathered in My presence beneath the shade of the tree of life, which is planted in the all-glorious paradise? Awestruck ye listened as I gave utterance to these three most holy words: O friends! Prefer not your will to Mine, never desire that which I have not desired for you, and approach Me not with lifeless hearts, defiled with worldly desires and cravings. Would ye but sanctify your souls, ye would at this present hour recall that place and those surroundings, and the truth of My utterance should be made evident unto all of you."Also, in the Tablet of Ahmad [1], of Bahá'u'lláh:"Verily He is the Tree of Life, that bringeth forth the fruits of God, the Exalted, the Powerful, the Great".Bahá'u'lláh refers to his male descendents as branches (Aghsán) and calls women leaves.

A distinction has been made between the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The latter represents the physical world with its opposites, such as good and evil and light and dark. In a different context from the one above, the tree of life represents the spiritual realm, where this duality does not exist.

Buddhism

The Bo tree, also called Bodhi tree, according to Buddhist tradition, is the pipal (Ficus religiosa) under which the Buddha sat when he attained Enlightenment (Bodhi) at Bodh Gaya (near Gaya, west-central Bihar state, India). A living pipal at Anuradhapura, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), is said to have grown from a cutting from the Bo tree sent to that city by King Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE.According to Tibetan tradition when Buddha went to the holy Lake Manasorovar along with 500 monks, he took with him the energy of Prayaga Raj. Upon his arrival, he installed the energy of Prayaga Raj near Lake Manasorovar, at a place now known as Prayang. Then he planted the seed of this eternal banyan tree next to Mt. Kailash on a mountain known as the "Palace of Medicine Buddha".

China

In Chinese mythology, a carving of a Tree of Life depicts a phoenix and a dragon; the dragon often represents immortality. A Taoist story tells of a tree that produces a peach every three thousand years. The one who eats the fruit receives immortality.An archaeological discovery in the 1990s was of a sacrificial pit at Sanxingdui in Sichuan, China. Dating from about 1200 BCE, it contained three bronze trees, one of them 4 meters high. At the base was a dragon, and fruit hanging from the lower branches. At the top is a strange bird-like (phoenix) creature with claws. Also found in Sichuan, from the late Han dynasty (c 25 – 220 CE), is another tree of life. The ceramic base is guarded by a horned beast with wings. The leaves of the tree are coins and people. At the apex is a bird with coins and the Sun.

Christianity

In Catholic Christianity, the Tree of Life represents the immaculate state of humanity free from corruption and Original Sin before the Fall. Pope Benedict XVI has said that "the Cross is the true tree of life." Saint Bonaventure taught that the medicinal fruit of the Tree of Life is Christ himself. Saint Albert the Great taught that the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Christ, is the Fruit of the Tree of Life.[18] Augustine of Hippo said that the tree of life is Christ: "All these things stood for something other than what they were, but all the same they were themselves bodily realities. And when the narrator mentioned them he was not employing figurative language, but giving an explicit account of things which had a forward reference that was figurative. So then the tree of life also was Christ... and indeed God did not wish the man to live in Paradise without the mysteries of spiritual things being presented to him in bodily form. So then in the other trees he was provided with nourishment, in this one with a sacrament... He is rightly called whatever came before him in order to signify him."[19]

 

The tree first appeared in Genesis 2:9 and 3:22-24 as the source of eternal life in the Garden of Eden, from which access is revoked when man is driven from the garden. It then reappears in the last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation, and most predominantly in the last chapter of that book (Chapter 22) as a part of the new garden of paradise. Access is then no longer forbidden, for those who "wash their robes" (or as the textual variant in the King James Version has it, "they that do his commandments") "have right to the tree of life" (v.14). A similar statement appears in Rev 2:7, where the tree of life is promised as a reward to those who overcome. Revelation 22 begins with a reference to the "pure river of water of life" which proceeds "out of the throne of God". The river seems to feed two trees of life, one "on either side of the river" which "bear twelve manner of fruits" "and the leaves of the tree were for healing of the nations" (v.1-2).[20] Or this may indicate that the tree of life is a vine that grows on both sides of the river, as John 15:1 would hint at.

In Eastern Christianity the tree of life is the love of God.The tree of life appears in the Book of Mormon in a revelation to Lehi (see 1 Nephi 8:10). It is symbolic of the love of God (see 1 Nephi 11:21-23). Its fruit is described as "most precious and most desirable above all other fruits," which "is the greatest of all the gifts of God" (see 1 Nephi 15:36). In another scriptural book, salvation is called "the greatest of all the gifts of God" (see Doctrine and Covenants 6:13). In the same book eternal life is also called the "greatest of all the gifts of God" (see Doctrine and Covenants 14:7). Because of these references, the tree of life and its fruit is sometimes understood to be symbolic of salvation and post-mortal existence in the presence of God and his love.

Europe

11th century Tree of Life sculpture at an ancient Swedish church

In Dictionnaire Mytho-Hermetique (Paris, 1737), Antoine-Joseph Pernety, a famous alchemist, identified the Tree of Life with the Elixir of Life and the Philosopher's Stone.

In Eden in the East (1998), Stephen Oppenheimer suggests that a tree-worshipping culture arose in Indonesia and was diffused by the so-called "Younger Dryas" event of c. 8000 BCE, when the sea level rose. This culture reached China (Szechuan), then India and the Middle East. Finally the Finno-Ugaritic strand of this diffusion spread through Russia to Finland where the Norse myth of Yggdrasil took root.

Georgia

The Borjgali (Georgian: ბორჯღალი) is an ancient Georgian Tree of Life symbol.

Germanic paganism and Norse mythology[

In Germanic paganism, trees played (and, in the form of reconstructive Heathenry and Germanic Neopaganism, continue to play) a prominent role, appearing in various aspects of surviving texts and possibly in the name of gods.

The tree of life appears in Norse religion as Yggdrasil, the world tree, a massive tree (sometimes considered a yew or ash tree) with extensive lore surrounding it. Perhaps related to Yggdrasil, accounts have survived of Germanic Tribes' honouring sacred trees within their societies. Examples include Thor's Oak, sacred groves, the Sacred tree at Uppsala, and the wooden Irminsul pillar. In Norse Mythology, the apples from Iðunn's ash box provide immortality for the gods.

Hinduism

The Eternal Banyan Tree (Akshaya Vata) is located on the bank of the Yamuna inside the courtyard of Allahabad Fort near the confluence of the Yamuna and Ganga Rivers in Allahabad. The eternal and divine nature of this tree has been documented at length in the scriptures.[citation needed]

During the cyclic destruction of creation when the whole earth was enveloped by waters, akshaya vata remained unaffected. It is on the leaves of this tree that Lord Krishna rested in the form of a baby when land was no longer visible. And it is here that the immortal sage, Markandeya, received the cosmic vision of the Lord. It is under this tree that Buddha meditates eternally. Legend also has it that the Bodi tree at Gaya is a manifestation of this tree.

Islam

Carpet Tree of Life

Main article: Quranic tree of life

See also: Sidrat al-Muntaha

The "Tree of Immortality" (Arabic: شجرة الخلود) is the tree of life motif as it appears in the Quran. It is also alluded to in hadiths and tafsir. Unlike the biblical account, the Quran mentions only one tree in Eden, also called the tree of immortality, which Allah specifically forbade to Adam and Eve. Satan, disguised as a serpent, repeatedly told Adam to eat from the tree, and eventually both Adam and Eve did so, thus disobeying Allah.] The hadiths also speak about other trees in heaven.

According to the Ahmadiyya movement, Quranic reference to the tree is symbolic; eating of the forbidden tree signifies that Adam disobeyed God.[

Jewish sources

Main articles: Etz Chaim and Biblical tree of life

Etz Chaim, Hebrew for "tree of life," is a common term used in Judaism. The expression, found in the Book of Proverbs, is figuratively applied to the Torah itself. Etz Chaim is also a common name for yeshivas and synagogues as well as for works of Rabbinic literature. It is also used to describe each of the wooden poles to which the parchment of a Sefer Torah is attached.The tree of life is mentioned in the Book of Genesis; it is distinct from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. After Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they were driven out of the Garden of Eden. Remaining in the garden, however, was the tree of life. To prevent their access to this tree in the future, Cherubim with a flaming sword were placed at the east of the garden. (Genesis 3:22-24)

In the Book of Proverbs, the tree of life is associated with wisdom: "[Wisdom] is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and happy [is every one] that retaineth her." (Proverbs 3:13-18) In 15:4 the tree of life is associated with calmness: "A soothing tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a wound to the spirit."

The Book of Enoch, generally considered non-canonical, states that in the time of the great judgment God will give all those whose names are in the Book of Life fruit to eat from the Tree of Life.

Kathara grid

The esoteric bio-spiritual healing system of kathara which is presented on Earth by the official Speaker of the Guardian Alliance – E’Asha Ashayana,explains in detail the function of the code of the kathara grid] as the natural tree of life. Kathara reveals the anatomy of Creation, core structure, the blueprints & interconnectedness of all matter forms and in the center is the replication of the kathara grid everywhere.The kathara grid consists of 12 kathara centers and the relationships between them represent the true meaning of the phrase "As above, so below" and the correspondence between microcosmos and macrocosmos.

Kabbalah. Judaic Kabbalah Tree of Life 10 Sephirot, through which the Ein Sof unknowable Divine manifests Creation. The configuration relates to manJewish mysticism depicts the Tree of Life in the form of ten interconnected nodes, as the central symbol of the Kabbalah. It comprises the ten Sephirot powers in the Divine realm. The panentheistic and anthropomorphic emphasis of this emanationist theology interpreted the Torah, Jewish observance, and the purpose of Creation as the symbolic esoteric drama of unification in the Sephirot, restoring harmony to Creation. From the time of the Renaissance onwards, Jewish Kabbalah became incorporated as an important tradition in non-Jewish Western culture, first through its adoption by Christian Cabala, and continuing in Western esotericism occult Hermetic Qabalah. These adapted the Judaic Kabbalah Tree of Life syncretically by associating it with other religious traditions, esoteric theologies, and magical practices.

Mesoamerican

The concept of world trees is a prevalent motif in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cosmologies and iconography. World trees embodied the four cardinal directions, which represented also the fourfold nature of a central world tree, a symbolic axis mundi connecting the planes of the Underworld and the sky with that of the terrestrial world.Depictions of world trees, both in their directional and central aspects, are found in the art and mythological traditions of cultures such as the Maya, Aztec, Izapan, Mixtec, Olmec, and others, dating to at least the Mid/Late Formative periods of Mesoamerican chronology. Among the Maya, the central world tree was conceived as or represented by a ceiba tree, and is known variously as a wacah chan or yax imix che, depending on the Mayan language.[32] The trunk of the tree could also be represented by an upright caiman, whose skin evokes the tree's spiny trunk.Directional world trees are also associated with the four Yearbearers in Mesoamerican calendars, and the directional colors and deities. Mesoamerican codices which have this association outlined include the Dresden, Borgia and Fejérváry-Mayer codices.[31] It is supposed that Mesoamerican sites and ceremonial centers frequently had actual trees planted at each of the four cardinal directions, representing the quadripartite concept.World trees are frequently depicted with birds in their branches, and their roots extending into earth or water (sometimes atop a "water-monster," symbolic of the underworld). The central world tree has also been interpreted as a representation of the band of the Milky Way.

Middle East

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a similar quest for immortality. In Mesopotamian mythology, Etana searches for a 'plant of birth' to provide him with a son. This has a solid provenance of antiquity, being found in cylinder seals from Akkad (2390–2249 BCE).The Book of One Thousand and One Nights has a story, 'The Tale of Buluqiya', in which the hero searches for immortality and finds a paradise with jewel-encrusted trees. Nearby is a Fountain of Youth guarded by Al-Khidr. Unable to defeat the guard, Buluqiya has to return empty-handed.

North American

In a myth passed down among the Iroquois, The World on the Turtle's Back, explains the origin of the land in which a tree of life is described. According to the myth, it is found in the heavens, where the first humans lived, until a pregnant woman fell and landed in an endless sea. Saved by a giant turtle from drowning, she formed the world on its back by planting bark taken from the tree.The tree of life motif is present in the traditional Ojibway cosmology and traditions. It is sometimes described as Grandmother Cedar, or Nookomis Giizhig in Anishinaabemowin.In the book Black Elk Speaks, Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota (Sioux) wičháša wakȟáŋ (medicine man and holy man), describes his vision in which after dancing around a dying tree that has never bloomed he is transported to the other world (spirit world) where he meets wise elders, 12 men and 12 women. The elders tell Black Elk that they will bring him to meet "Our Father, the two-legged chief" and bring him to the center of a hoop where he sees the tree in full leaf and bloom and the "chief" standing against the tree. Coming out of his trance he hopes to see that the earthly tree has bloomed, but it is dead

Serer religion

In Serer religion, the tree of life as a religious concept forms the basis of Serer cosmogony. Trees were the first things created on Earth by the supreme being Roog (or Koox among the Cangin). In the competing versions of the Serer creation myth, the Somb (Prosopis africana) and the Saas tree (acacia albida) are both viewed as trees of life. However, the prevailing view is that, the Somb was the first tree on Earth and the progenitor of plant life. The Somb was also used in the Serer tumuli and burial chambers, many of which had survived for more than a thousand years.Thus, Somb is not only the Tree of Life in Serer society, but the symbol of immortality

Urartian Tree of Life

In ancient Urartu, the Tree of Life was a religious symbol and was drawn on walls of fortresses and carved on the armor of warriors. The branches of the tree were equally divided on the right and left sides of the stem, with each branch having one leaf, and one leaf on the apex of the tree. Servants stood on each side of the tree with one of their hands up as if they are taking care of the tree.

Turkic .The Tree of Life, as seen as in flag of Chuvashia, a Turkic state in the Russian FederationThe Tree of Life design on 0,05 Turkish lira (5 kuruş).

The World Tree or Tree of Life is a central symbol in Turkic mythology.[citation needed] It is a common motif in carpets.

It is also used as the main design of a common Turkish lira sub-unit 5 kuruş since 2009.

 

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The Ion Mystic Forms - Geometric Symbolism Part II - The Symbolic Duality Of The Circle by Daniel Arrhakis (2022)

 

The circle represents limitless things, among them eternity, unity, God, sanctity, infinity, and wholeness.

 

Unity – In some cultures, when people want to come together and support one another, they form a circle.

 

Monotheism (God) – Several cultures view the circle as a symbol of the existence of the one and only God they subscribe to. For instance, Christians refer to God as the alpha and omega, which means the beginning and the end. In this case, God is seen as a complete circle. In Islam, Monotheism is represented by a circle with God at the center.

 

Infinity – The circle is a representation of infinity because it has no end. It symbolizes universal energy and the continuity of the soul. The ancient Egyptians chose the ring worn on the finger as a way to symbolize the eternal union between a couple, a practice we still carry on to this day.

 

Sanctity – This symbolic meaning is seen in Judeo-Christianity, where deities and people considered holy are presented with haloes around the heads.

 

Heavens – This meaning comes from Chinese symbology, which uses the circle as a representation of heaven.

Containment – With the aspect of protection also comes containment. A circle is a representation of keeping contained what is inside. A good example of this is a ring; whether it is a wedding ring, religious or cultic, the ring stands for a pledge of fidelity.

 

With the powerful symbolism associated with the circle, it’s no wonder there exist numerous symbols and artifacts resembling circles and shapes. Some of these symbols include: The Enso, The Ouroboros, The Flower Of Life, The Mandela, The Yin And Yang, etc.

 

In the Mystical World of Ion The Circle and or the Sphere have a symbolic duality: Creation and Destruction.

 

The circle is often symbolized in the Mystic World of Ion by the shell of a nautilus and represents infinity, eternity, the notion of God as a universal spirit, the beginning and end of timeless cycles that renew themselves in infinite realities, the circle of generations, the light that illuminates the darkness, the universal knowledge of all things unattainable and immeasurable.

 

The prevailing scientific theory on the origins of the universe posits that everything began with a Big Bang.

In the moment after, a vast array of fundamental particles such as neutrons, electrons and protons were swimming around in a dark, invisible primordial soup.

In the beginning there was no light. ”The free electrons would have caused light (photons) to scatter the way sunlight scatters from the water droplets in clouds,” according to NASA. But over thousands of years, as the temperature cooled, the free electrons joined nuclei and created neutral atoms. This process eventually allowed light to shine through about 380,000 years after the Big Bang.

 

In other words, in the beginning, everything was dark for a long, long time. Then there was light, this sounds pretty similar to what’s written in the Bible !

 

All of existence started with an explosion from one point that is continually multiplying, according to Jewish mysticism.

we can see a strong relationship between the contemporary Big Bang theory and the Kabbalistic notion that the universe burst forth from a single point, which in mystical terms is the limitless light of the divine, or Infinite, known as the “Ein Sof" (“no end”).

So the divine, or god, is just another word for infinity.

 

The notion of darkness containing light described in mysticism also illuminates black holes, places in space where gravity’s pull is so strong that even light can’t escape. As NASA explains, the gravity in a black hole has such a forceful pull because matter is compressed into a tiny space.

 

Scientists believe that when the universe began, small black holes also formed. We can’t see black holes with the naked eye, but we know they exist because of the effect they exert on the stars orbiting near them. Black holes bend light toward them.

 

In Kabbalah, a hole is called “rah,” meaning “evil” in Hebrew. Holes are portals from the domain of good to that of evil that suck up matter, energy, and knowledge from the universe.

In some cosmological models that black holes could be wormholes—portals to parallel universes, which is similar to the kabbalistic concept of holes as an entryway to “the other side.”

 

The Mystical World of Ion has cosmological or universal pantheistic vision, God or the Universal Spirit is present in all things, whether animate or inanimate.

In this view God is not the absolute creator but a universal spirituality that can be found throughout the cosmos, in every physical and chemical manifestation, in every element of nature and is everywhere, for he is the whole, universal and infinite. So he is creation itself.

 

In Ion's Mystical World Conception the notion of the Devil does not exist, he is a creation of man to try to justify his own misfortunes.

However, there is the notion of Primordial Chaos, the Infinite Void as well as Absolute Darkness often materialized in ignorance as a powerful force against organization, knowledge and light.

 

If God has an infinite and universal dimension, then so does absolute darkness, having been by this order of ideas earlier, older and omnipotent to a certain point - at least until the Light appears!

 

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As Formas Místicas de Ion - Simbolismo Geométrico Parte II - A Dualidade Simbólica do Círculo por Daniel Arrhakis (2022)

 

O círculo representa coisas ilimitadas, entre elas eternidade, unidade, Deus, santidade, infinidade e totalidade.

 

Unidade – Em algumas culturas, quando as pessoas querem se unir e se apoiar umas às outras, elas formam um círculo.

 

Monoteísmo (Deus) – Várias culturas veem o círculo como um símbolo da existência do único Deus que elas subscrevem. Por exemplo, os cristãos se referem a Deus como o alfa e o ômega, que significa o começo e o fim. Neste caso, Deus é visto como um círculo completo. No Islão, o monoteísmo é representado por um círculo com Deus no centro.

 

Infinito – O círculo é uma representação do infinito porque não tem fim. Simboliza a energia universal e a continuidade da alma. Os antigos egípcios escolheram o anel usado no dedo como forma de simbolizar a união eterna entre um casal, prática que continuamos até hoje.

 

Santidade – Este significado simbólico é visto no judaísmo-cristianismo, onde divindades e pessoas consideradas sagradas são apresentadas com auréolas em redor da cabeça.

 

Céus – Esse significado vem da simbologia chinesa, que usa o círculo como representação do céu.

Contenção – Com o aspeto de proteção também vem a contenção. Um círculo é uma representação de manter contido o que está dentro. Um bom exemplo disso é um anel; seja um anel de casamento, religioso ou cultual, o anel representa uma promessa de fidelidade mas também de proteção e segurança.

 

Com o poderoso simbolismo associado ao círculo, não é de admirar que existam inúmeros símbolos e artefactos semelhantes a círculos e formas. Alguns desses símbolos incluem: O Enso( Ensō (円相) é uma palavra japonesa que significa “círculo” e é um conceito fortemente associado com o Zen Budismo), O Ouroboros (um símbolo místico que representa o conceito da eternidade, através da figura de uma serpente ou dragão que morde a própria cauda), A Flor da Vida, A Mandala, O Yin E Yang, etc.

 

No Mundo Místico de Íon O Círculo e ou a Esfera têm uma dualidade simbólica: Criação e Destruição.

 

O círculo é muitas vezes também simbolizado no Mundo Místico de Ion pela concha de um náutilo e representa o infinito, a eternidade, a noção de Deus como um espírito universal, o início e o fim de ciclos intemporais que se renovam em realidades infinitas, o círculo das gerações , a luz que ilumina as trevas, o conhecimento universal de todas as coisas inatingíveis e imensuráveis.

 

A teoria científica predominante sobre as origens do universo postula que tudo começou com um Big Bang.

No momento seguinte, uma vasta gama de partículas fundamentais, como neutrões, eletrões e protões, nadavam em uma sopa primordial escura e invisível.

No início não havia luz. “Os eletrões livres teriam causado a dispersão da luz (fotões) da mesma forma que a luz solar se espalha nas gotículas de água nas nuvens”, segundo a NASA. Mas ao longo de milhares de anos, à medida que a temperatura esfriou, os eletrões livres juntaram-se aos núcleos e criaram átomos neutros. Esse processo acabou permitindo que a luz brilhasse cerca de 380.000 anos após o Big Bang.

 

Em outras palavras, no começo, tudo era escuridão por muito, muito tempo. Então houve luz, isso soa-nos bem parecido com o que está escrito na Bíblia!

 

Toda a existência começou com uma explosão de um ponto que se foi multiplicando continuamente, de acordo com o misticismo judaico.

Podemos ver uma forte relação entre a teoria contemporânea do Big Bang e a noção cabalística de que o universo irrompeu de um único ponto, que em termos místicos é a luz ilimitada do divino, ou Infinito, conhecido como “Ein Sof” (“ sem fim”).

Assim, o divino, ou Deus, é apenas outra palavra para infinito.

 

A noção de escuridão contendo luz descrita no misticismo, também ilumina buracos negros, lugares no espaço onde a força da gravidade é tão forte que nem a luz pode escapar. Como a NASA explica, a gravidade num buraco negro tem uma força muito forte porque a matéria é comprimida num espaço minúsculo.

 

Os cientistas acreditam que quando o universo começou, pequenos buracos negros também se formaram. Não podemos ver buracos negros a olho nu, mas sabemos que eles existem por causa do efeito que exercem nas estrelas que orbitam perto deles. Buracos negros desviam a luz em direção a eles.

 

Na Cabala, um buraco é chamado de “rah”, que significa “mal” em hebraico. Buracos são portais do domínio do bem ao do mal que sugam matéria, energia e conhecimento do universo.

Em alguns modelos cosmológicos, os buracos negros podem ser buracos de minhoca (wormholes) – portais para universos paralelos, o que é semelhante ao conceito cabalístico de buracos como uma porta de entrada para “o outro lado”.

 

O Mundo Místico de Ion tem uma visão cosmológica ou panteísta universal, Deus ou o Espírito Universal está presente em todas as coisas, sejam animadas ou inanimadas.

Nessa visão, Deus não é o criador absoluto, mas uma espiritualidade universal que pode ser encontrada em todo o cosmos, em cada manifestação física e química, em cada elemento da natureza e está em toda parte, pois ele é o todo, universal e infinito. Então ele é a própria criação.

 

Na Conceção do Mundo Místico de Íon a noção do Diabo não existe, ele é uma criação do homem para tentar justificar seus próprios infortúnios.

No entanto, existe a noção de Caos Primordial, o Vazio Infinito, bem como a Escuridão Absoluta, muitas vezes materializada na ignorância como uma força poderosa contra a organização, o conhecimento e a luz.

 

Se Deus tem uma dimensão infinita e universal, então a escuridão absoluta também tem, o que pela ordem das ideias explicadas anteriormente, é assim mais antiga e omnipotente até certo ponto - pelo menos até que a Luz apareceu!

 

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Safed or Tzfas is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of 900 metres (2,953 ft), Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and in Israel. Since the 16th century, Safed has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, since that time, the city has remained a center of Kabbalah, also known as Jewish mysticism.

 

There is no way to describe how we all feel. Most of us "only" knew Prince through his music, but that was more than enough for him to have had a profound effect on our lives. Seeing the outpouring of love and respect on social media, in the press, on public structures cast in purple glow, and by the legions of people who celebrated his life as he would want it to be -- by coming together and dancing all over the globe, has been so touching to us all at prince.org. This site has always been about the fans first, but obviously without the man, there would be no fans. We now honor the genius musician, the visionary, the icon, and most of all the human that was Prince, and offer our deepest shared sympathies. We knew and loved his music, and made it part of our lives, our soul, our being; that's the ultimate tribute, and as a result, he will live eternally. Prince, you will be forever in our life, forever in our hearts, forever on our stereos. wish u heaven.

--Ben, founder of prince.org, 4/22/2016

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Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor. Prince was renowned as an innovator and was widely known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence and vocal range. He is regarded as the pioneer of Minneapolis sound; his music integrates a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, soul, psychedelia and pop.

Prince was born in Minneapolis and developed an interest in music as a young child, writing his first song when he was seven years old. After recording songs with his cousin's band 94 East, 19-year-old Prince recorded several unsuccessful demo tapes before releasing his debut album For You in 1978, under the guidance of manager Owen Husney. His 1979 album Prince went platinum due to the success of the singles "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" and "I Wanna Be Your Lover". His next three records—Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982)—continued his success, showcasing Prince's trademark of prominently sexual lyrics and incorporation of elements of funk, dance, and rock music. In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as The Revolution and released Purple Rain, which served as the soundtrack to his film debut of the same name. A prolific songwriter, Prince in the 1980s wrote songs for and produced work by many other acts, often under pseudonyms.

After releasing the albums Around the World in a Day (1985) and Parade (1986), The Revolution disbanded and Prince released the double album Sign o' the Times (1987) as a solo artist. He released three more solo albums before debuting The New Power Generation band in 1991. He changed his stage name in 1993 to an unpronounceable symbol Prince logo.svg, also known as the "Love Symbol". He then began releasing new albums at a faster pace to remove himself from contractual obligations to Warner Bros.; he released five records between 1994 and 1996 before signing with Arista Records in 1998. In 2000, he began referring to himself as "Prince" again. He released 15 albums after that; his final album, HITnRUN Phase Two, was first released exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on December 11, 2015.[1] On April 21, 2016, he died at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen, Minnesota after suffering flu-like symptoms in the previous weeks.

Prince sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.

He won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award,and an Academy Award.He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the first year of his eligibility.[6] Rolling Stone ranked Prince at number 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.Prior to the disbanding of The Revolution, Prince was working on two separate projects, The Revolution album Dream Factory and a solo effort, Camille.[49] Unlike the three previous band albums, Dream Factory included input from the band members and featured songs with lead vocals by Wendy & Lisa.[49] The Camille project saw Prince create a new persona primarily singing in a speeded-up, female-sounding voice. With the dismissal of The Revolution, Prince consolidated material from both shelved albums, along with some new songs, into a three-LP album to be titled Crystal Ball.[50] Warner Bros. forced Prince to trim the triple album to a double album and Sign o' the Times was released on March 31, 1987.The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.The first single, "Sign o' the Times", charted at No. 3 on the Hot 100. The follow-up single, "If I Was Your Girlfriend" charted poorly at No. 67 on the Hot 100, but went to No. 12 on R&B chart.The third single, a duet with Sheena Easton, "U Got the Look" charted at No. 2 on the Hot 100, No. 11 on the R&B chart,and the final single "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" finished at No. 10 on Hot 100 and No. 14 on the R&B chart.It was named the top album of the year by the Pazz & Jop critics' poll, and sold 3.2 million copies.In Europe it performed well, and Prince promoted the album overseas with a lengthy tour. Putting together a new backing band from the remnants of The Revolution, Prince added bassist Levi Seacer, Jr., keyboardist Boni Boyer, and dancer/choreographer Cat Gloverto go with new drummer Sheila E.and holdovers Miko Weaver, Doctor Fink, Eric Leeds, Atlanta Bliss, and the Bodyguards (Jerome, Wally Safford, and Greg Brooks) for the Sign o' the Times Tour.The tour was a success overseas, with Warner Bros. and Prince's managers wanted to bring it to the US to promote sales of Sign o' the Times;Prince balked at a full US tour, as he was ready to produce a new album.[56] As a compromise the last two nights of the tour were filmed for release in movie theaters. The film quality was deemed subpar and reshoots were performed at his Paisley Park studios.[56] The film Sign o' the Times was released on November 20, 1987. The film received more critical praise than Under the Cherry Moon, but its box-office receipts were minimal and it quickly left theaters.The next album intended for release was to be The Black Album.[58] More instrumental and funk and R&B themed than recent releases,[59] The Black Album also saw Prince experiment with hip hop music on the songs "Bob George" and "Dead on It". Prince was set to release the album with a monochromatic black cover with only the catalog number printed, but after 500,000 copies had been pressed,[60] Prince had a spiritual epiphany that the album was evil and had it recalled.It was later released by Warner Bros. as a limited edition album in 1994. Prince went back in the studio for eight weeks and recorded Lovesexy.

Released on May 10, 1988, Lovesexy serves as a spiritual opposite to the dark The Black Album.Every song is a solo effort by Prince, except "Eye No" which was recorded with his backing band at the time. Lovesexy reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the R&B albums chart. The lead single, "Alphabet St.", peaked at No. 8 on the Hot 100 and No. 3 on the R&B chart;it sold 750,000 copies.

Prince again took his post-Revolution backing band (minus the Bodyguards) on a three leg, 84-show Lovesexy World Tour; although the shows were well received by huge crowds, they lost money due to the expensive sets and incorporated props.

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For this prestigious command, Rembrandt makes both compositions answer himself by the introduction of a movement: Maerten Soolmans tightens a glove, pledges of loyalty, in his wife who lowers a staircase towards him. A big curtain at the bottom unites both paintings, just like blow of light which falls frankly on the right shoulder of Maerten and more slowly on the big lace collar of Oopjen. In these years, all the genius of master of Amsterdam lives in the party and brilliant effects which it pulls of this concentration of the range colored around the black, around the white and around the grey.The luxury of the black dresses, then the most expensive, offers him(her) the opportunity(occasion) to show brilliance in the depiction of the materials(subjects): the garment starched by Maerten, his(her,its) satin lapels(backhands) against the fluidity(flow) and the lightness(thoughtlessness) of silks, satins and tulles dotted with the dress of Oopjen, the swelled size of which suggests the pregnancy. Knots in the belt create as a garland uniting the spouses.. The precision and the refinement of the detail are read in the motives which decorate the hose of the husband, in the extravagant knots of his(her,its) shoes or the range(fan) of Oopjen. The expression of the models is very different: the face of Maerten is round, its expression is more generic than that of Oopjen, more melancholic and softer. The color of flesh is more frank and pinkish at Maerten, it is more transparent and more pale at Oopjen.

Pour cette commande prestigieuse, Rembrandt fait se répondre les deux compositions par l’introduction d’un mouvement : Maerten Soolmans tend un gant, gage de fidélité, à son épouse qui descend un escalier vers lui. Un grand rideau dans le fond unit les deux toiles, tout comme le coup de lumière qui tombe crûment sur l’épaule droite de Maerten et plus doucement sur le grand col de dentelles d’Oopjen. Dans ces années-là, tout le génie du maître d’Amsterdam réside dans le parti et les éblouissants effets qu’il tire de cette concentration de la gamme colorée autour du noir, du blanc et du gris. Le luxe des tenues noires, alors les plus coûteuses, lui offre l’occasion de faire montre de brio dans le rendu des matières : le vêtement empesé de Maerten, ses revers de satin contre la fluidité et la légèreté des soies, les satins et les tulles piqués de la robe d’Oopjen, dont la taille enflée laisse supposer la grossesse. Les noeuds à la ceinture créent comme une guirlande unissant les époux. La précision et le raffinement du détail se lisent dans les motifs qui décorent les chausses de l’époux, dans les extravagants noeuds de ses souliers ou l’éventail d’Oopjen. L’expression des modèles est très différente : le visage de Maerten est rond, son expression est plus générique que celle d’Oopjen, plus mélancolique et douce. La couleur des chairs est plus franche et rosée chez Maerten, elle est plus transparente et pâle chez Oopjen.

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"Siempre vamos a encontrar algo que no está bien en la gente con la que vivimos o trabajamos, y especialmente en aquellos a quienes amamos. Nuestro trabajo es ver más allá de las falsas capas externas, y penetrar en la esencia de lo que es bueno acerca de la persona.

 

Hoy, no juzgues a la persona por su apariencia externa. Busca ese punto interior."

 

(conciencia de la Kabbalah)

What happens when you integrate da Vinci with t.he Kabbalah.

"The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master" (Job 3, 19 in the RSV of the Bible). This is the main title of a significant book presented this afternoon in the so-called Folkingestraat-Synagogue of Groningen, The Netherlands. It is an in-depth treatment of the Jewish cemeteries of the province of Groningen. Many of these cemeteries have fallen into disuse and disrepair since World War II, when around 3000 Jews from here were deported and murdered in Germany and Poland, and only a few hundred returned of a once thriving community. Recently successful efforts are being made to preserve and restore this important heritage of the province for its inhabitants and for anyone wanting to trace their roots or to mourn the injustices of history. The book gives many photographs and discusses each of of the twenty-five identified cemeteries. Everything is illustrated not only by sombre photos of tombstones but also with the stories of the lives of the great and small now made equal in death.

The synagogue was built in 1906 on the foundations of an earlier house of prayer. Its primary architect was Tjeerd Kuipers (1852-1942), who was highly inspired by the so-called 'Moorish Style' then at its apex in Germany (see an earlier photo I posted of the Grand Mosque of Medan on Sumatra, Indonesia).

As I was listening to the presentations, I thought a photo of this great stained-glass window in the synagogue to be particularly relevant. It's the color of hope. More importantly - if you look at it carefully - you will see six trees heavy with fruit. This is a direct reference to the symbolism of the 'Tree of Life'. Highly important in Judaism and in particular in the Kabbalah, it returns in the official name of many synagogues: variations in as many transcriptions as nationalities of the Hebrew 'Etz Chayim' (e.g. in Proverbs 3, 18). It's also a name for the Folkingestraat-Synagogue.

(I've tried before to take a photo of this window but was never successful because the outside light was too bright. On this rainy Monday - a little mournful because of the topic of this afternoon - the light was just right, embellishing the Blue.

The book mentioned is: Han Lettinck and Robert Mulder, "Klein en groot zijn daar gelijk". De Joodse begraafplaatsen in de provincie Groningen, eds. Simone Mooij-Valk and Lies Ast-Boiten, Groningen: Profiel, 2009, ISBN 9789052944722.)

Kamera: Nikon FE2

Linse: Nikkor-O Auto 35mm f2 (1970)

Film: Kodak 5222 @ ISO 400

Kjemi: Fomadon Excel (stock / 9 min. @ 27°C)

 

Han der er ikke sånn som deg

Fort deg bort og ta han

Det er like godt som sex

Å banke en stakkars faen

 

Er det ikke deilig å ha noen å hate?

Føles det ikke godt å ha noen å hate?

Er det ikke herlig å slå dem flate?

Er det ikke deilig å ha noen å hate?

 

Hør lyden av nakker som knekker

Hør lyden av kjøtt som sprekker

Det er bare å følge fingeren som peker

Dit hvor de voksne leker

 

Er det ikke deilig å ha noen å hate?

Føles det ikke godt å ha noen å hate?

Er det ikke herlig å slå dem flate?

Er det ikke deilig å ha noen å hate?

 

Han der er ikke sånn som deg

Fort deg bort og ta han

Det er like godt som sex

Å banke gørra ut av en stakkars faen

 

Er det ikke deilig å ha noen å hate?

Føles det ikke godt å ha noen å hate?

Er det ikke herlig å slå dem flate?

Er det ikke deilig å ha noen å hate?

 

Er det ikke deilig å ha noen å hate?

Føles det ikke godt å ha noen å hate?

Er det ikke herlig å slå dem flate?

Er det ikke deilig å ha noen å hate?

 

- Raga Rockers: Noen å hate (1990)

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Siempre puedes encontrar razones para decepcionarte de los demás. Sin embargo, recuerda que cada uno tiene su propio dolor. A veces lo mejor que puedes hacer es ser compasivo.

 

Hoy, escoge a una persona que te irrite y encuentra una manera de ayudarla. Deja de lado lo que sea que te incomode y haz un acto de compartir.

 

Conciencia de la Kabbalah

Anselm Kiefer (born 8 March 1945) is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Joseph Beuys and Peter Dreher during the 1970s. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac. The poems of Paul Celan have played a role in developing Kiefer's themes of German history and the horror of the Holocaust, as have the spiritual concepts of Kabbalah.In his entire body of work, Kiefer argues with the past and addresses taboo and controversial issues from recent history. Themes from Nazi rule are particularly reflected in his work; for instance, the painting "Margarethe" (oil and straw on canvas) was inspired by Paul Celan's well-known poem "Todesfuge" ("Death Fugue").

His works are characterised by an unflinching willingness to confront his culture's dark past, and unrealised potential, in works that are often done on a large, confrontational scale well suited to the subjects. It is also characteristic of his work to find signatures and/or names of people of historical importance, legendary figures or historical places. All of these are encoded sigils through which Kiefer seeks to process the past; this has resulted in his work being linked with the movements New Symbolism and Neo–Expressionism.Kiefer has lived and worked in France since 1992. Since 2008, he has lived and worked primarily in Paris[3] and in Alcácer do Sal, Portugal.The son of a German art teacher,[5] Kiefer was born in Donaueschingen two months before the end of World War II. In 1951, his family moved to Ottersdorf, and he attended public school in Rastatt, graduating high school in 1965. He entered University of Freiburg, and studied pre-Law and Romance languages. However, after 3 semesters he switched to Art, studying at Art academies in Freiburg, Karlsruhe, and Düsseldorf. In Karlsruhe, he studied under Peter Dreher, an important realist and figurative painter.[6] He received an Art degree in 1969.Kiefer moved to Dusseldorf in 1970. In 1971 he moved to Hornbach, in southwestern Germany, where he established a studio. He remained there until 1992; his output during this first creative time is known at The German Years. In 1992 he relocated to France.

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Anselm Kiefer (born March 8, 1945) is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Joseph Beuys and Peter Dreher during the 1970s. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac. The poems of Paul Celan have played a role in developing Kiefer's themes of German history and the horror of the Holocaust, as have the spiritual concepts of Kabbalah.In his entire body of work, Kiefer argues with the past and addresses taboo and controversial issues from recent history. Themes from Nazi rule are particularly reflected in his work; for instance, the painting "Margarethe" (oil and straw on canvas) was inspired by Paul Celan's well-known poem "Todesfuge" ("Death Fugue").His works are characterized by an unflinching willingness to confront his culture's dark past, and unrealized potential, in works that are often done on a large, confrontational scale well suited to the subjects. It is also characteristic of his work to find signatures and/or names of people of historical importance, legendary figures or places particularly pregnant with history. All of these are encoded sigils through which Kiefer seeks to process the past; this has resulted in his work being linked with a style called New Symbolism.Kiefer has lived and worked in France since 1991. Since 2008, he has lived and worked primarily in Paris and in Alcácer do Sal, Portugal.

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Throughout his career, the German artist Anselm Kiefer has confronted the weight of the past and the power of myth on a monumental scale. As the RA stages a major retrospective, Martin Gayford chronicles the extraordinary vision and transformative force of this colossus of contemporary art.Walking down a hillside in the foothills of the Cévennes, we come across a group of massive towers. Multi-storeyed, irregular, almost tottering, these look at once old and new. The material they are made from – cast concrete – gives them the appearance of a contemporary shanty town or some haphazard industrial structure. Their form and presence, silhouetted against the clear southern French sky, suggest the architecture of Dante’s Italy or medieval Greece.

 

Kiefer is both spiritual and extremely well read, as well as unexpectedly jolly. A conversation with him might begin with medieval philosophy, and progress, via alchemy, to architecture. In origin, he is a Catholic, from Donaueschingen in the Black Forest, near the border with France and Switzerland (in contrast to Richter and Baselitz, who come from the Protestant north-east, almost another country from southern Germany). You could not, he told me, “imagine anywhere more Catholic” as Donaueschingen. He was an altar boy: “I’ve forgotten a lot of the poems I learned by heart but I still know the mass in Latin.”As befits someone who once assisted at the mystery of transubstantiation, in which bread and wine become the body of Christ, Kiefer has a metaphysical approach to materials. No doubt he relishes lead for its physical attributes: its enormous weight and sombre matt-grey surface. But he likes it as much for its metaphorical qualities. As Soriano explains: “Lead is the basest of materials but also it is changeable. If you heat it up, it bubbles, it is constantly in flux. Above all, to Kiefer’s mind, there’s its weight: he considers it the only material heavy enough to carry the weight of human history.”Kiefer uses lead paradoxically. He makes it into the kinds of objects you would least employ it for from a practical point of view: aeroplanes too heavy to fly, boats that would immediately sink, books whose pages would require huge effort to turn. At the entrance to the Royal Academy exhibition will stand a new sculpture, incarnating this paradox: lead books with wings (The Language of the Birds, 2013).

www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/anselms-alchemy

Infrared of ancient Safed, home to Kabbalah teachings

Think about one person who has really changed your life. What if he or she didn't return your call, hire you, love you, teach you, guide you, be there for you. What if they didn't open that door for you?

 

Today, take responsibility for what you can do for someone else.

 

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Felicidad es un desayuno dominguero con mi pimpollo, con fruticas incluídas......

 

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Jugué con una edición diferente en estas fotos que tomé mientras que desayunaba con mi amorcito el domingo, pero yo confieso que me cohíbo de probar nuevas técnicas..... no vayan a pensar que me estoy copiando de alguien o algo así ???? no sé, creo que me están traumatizando :( ______________________________________________________________________________

 

Quien sea que tenga ego nunca se sentirá completo porque siempre le hará falta algo.

 

Toda persona puede alcanzar lo que sea que busque en este mundo. El problema es que, cuando recibes lo que quieres, no siempre te sientes satisfecho. Y sentir la plenitud de la vida es el punto.

 

Hoy, revisa tu factor de plenitud. Cuántas cosas e interacciones durante tu día te traen satisfacción genuina, y cuántos son alivios instantáneos y pasajeros.

 

Conciencia de la Kabbalah

~Transformation psyche - confidence in the process~

 

Du liebst alles, was ist,

und verabscheust nichts von allem,

was du gemacht hast,

denn hättest du etwas gehasst,

so hättest du es nicht geschaffen.

Wie könnte etwas ohne deinen Willen Bestand haben,

oder wie könnte etwas erhalten bleiben,

das nicht von dir ins Dasein gerufen wäre?

Du schonst alles, weil es dein Eigentum ist,

Herr, du Freund des Lebens.

Denn in allem ist dein unvergänglicher Geist.

 

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Christ / Lucifer, I have taken from a calendar book of 1926 - "Daily Devotions."

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"The Portal of Paradise"

 

also known as the "Apocalyptic Pillars" & the "Procession of Prophets" - central portal of the west façade by:

 

sculptors/ master stone carvers: Simon Verity, Director 1988 - 1997 & Jean Claude Marchionni

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The Cathedral Church of Saint John: The Great Divine in the City and (Episcopal) Diocese of New York

 

commonly known as: the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, St. John the Unfinished

 

architects: Christopher Grant LaFarge (original design,1888) Ralph Adams Cram, William Halsey Wood

 

architectural styles: Gothic Revival ( 13th century N. French High Gothic), Romanesque Revival, Byzantine-Romanesque

 

construction started, cornerstone ceremony: December 27, 1892 (St. John's Day) Bishop Henry Potter

 

opened: November 30, 1941

  

In the March 1925 issue of "Masonic World", an article on the cathedral states:

“It is particularly fitting that the Masons, who were the principal builders of cathedrals and churches during the greatest cathedral-building period, should now have a prominent part in the movement to build America’s greatest cathedral (…) Little need be added to the story of Freemasonry during the cathedral-building period; its monuments are its best history, alike of its genius, its faith and its symbols.”

  

Morningside Heights, Upper West Side, Manhattan

1047 Amsterdam Avenue

New York, New York

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"The Portal of Paradise"

 

also known as the "Apocalyptic Pillars" & the "Procession of Prophets" - central portal of the west façade by:

 

sculptors/ master stone carvers: Simon Verity, Director 1988 - 1997 & Jean Claude Marchionni

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The Cathedral Church of Saint John: The Great Divine in the City and (Episcopal) Diocese of New York

 

commonly known as: the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, St. John the Unfinished

 

architects: Christopher Grant LaFarge (original design,1888) Ralph Adams Cram, William Halsey Wood

 

architectural styles: Gothic Revival ( 13th century N. French High Gothic), Romanesque Revival, Byzantine-Romanesque

 

construction started, cornerstone ceremony: December 27, 1892 (St. John's Day) Bishop Henry Potter

 

opened: November 30, 1941

  

In the March 1925 issue of "Masonic World", an article on the cathedral states:

“It is particularly fitting that the Masons, who were the principal builders of cathedrals and churches during the greatest cathedral-building period, should now have a prominent part in the movement to build America’s greatest cathedral (…) Little need be added to the story of Freemasonry during the cathedral-building period; its monuments are its best history, alike of its genius, its faith and its symbols.”

  

Morningside Heights, Upper West Side, Manhattan

1047 Amsterdam Avenue

New York, New York

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" Tu trabajo aquí es aprender a ser tolerante con los demás, sin importar por qué. Así de difícil pueda ser a veces, la paciencia viene más rápido hacia ti cuando entiendes que el Creador hizo a alguien de cierta forma, para darle a esa persona la oportunidad de cambiar.

 

Y la misma cosa se ha hecho también contigo.

 

Hoy, cuando encuentres difícil tolerar a alguien, recuerda que no eres diferente de esa persona: Tú también tienes mucho que corregir y, por lo tanto, es sabio ser compasivo y abierto."

 

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