Emanuele Cini Marianthi Milona
The monks recipes of Mount Athos
Marianath Milona, is born in 1965 and raised in Germany of Greek origin. She later went to Greece for holiday and was fascinated to find out the monastery of Mount Athos, a very respected place by the orthodox church people. She developed interest in learning the cuisine of the monks which later wrote recipe book about them and became the first woman to visit the monastery; indeed the women are not allowed to visit the monastery. Milona spent her time learning the culture and the rules of the monks of mt.Athos
Video table of contents
- The life in Germany until the trip to Greece
- Introduction to Thessaloniki and the Mount Athos
- Her interest in the social,economic and religious work of the monks
- The orthodox pilgrimage
- The social division of the monks
- The recipes of the monks
- The vegetarian monks of Mount Athos
- Ordinary day in the monk life
- The importance of the vegetables and fruits to the monks
- Monks specialization olive fruits products
- The challenges faced by the monks over the years
- How monastries are born and the political effects
Interview information
Country: GR
City: Thessaloniki
Altitude: 7m s.l.m.
Document by: Leah Nairesiai Lekanayia
Video by: Silvia Paoli
Created: 23-03-2013
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