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Athens News Agency: News in English, 01-02-26Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Patras-Carnival-Events26/02/2001 20:54:36The traditional carnival parade in Patras, western Greece, heightened in the city on Sunday with the participation of 35,000 disguised people and 18 municipal floats. The carnival king of laughter, depicting Zeus, was flanked by 15 floats dedicated to the European Union's member-states. The parade, having a length exceeding four kilometres and lasting over five hours, was also attended by carnival delegations from European cities whose network includes Patras. The celebrations culminated in the burning of the carnival effigy, according to the custom lasting 160 years, at the city's port with the spectacular accompaniment of fireworks. The carnival events were watched by about 300,000 visitors in the city's streets, squares and other spaces. [02] Chios-Christening-Japanese-Marriage26/02/2001 20:10:49Isidoros-Vataru Nakamura and Markella-Kaori Sakurai, newly converted to the Orthodox faith, were married on the island of Chios on Sunday afternoon, dressed in traditional village costumes. Celebrations started in a square earlier in the day, while the groom's father, also baptised a Christian under the name of Koiciro-Alexandros Nakamura, took photos of the event like a true Japanese man. On Saturday morning, dressed in a white robe Koiciro Nakamura, as well as his and daughter in law were baptised Christians and termed Orthodoxy "the religion of the 21st century." Father and son are the commercial representatives of the Union of Mastic Producers in the Far East. They were due to leave for Japan on Monday. [03] Weather Forecast-Tuesday26/02/2001 14:54:14Cloudy weather with scattered showers is forecast in most parts of Greece on Tuesday. Winds will be westerly, moderate to very strong. In the north, temperatures will range from 2C to 11C; on the rest of the mainland and the Ionian from 6C to 15C; and in the Aegean islands from 9 to 16C. Partly cloudy in Athens with temperatures between 7C and 15C. Possibility of scattered showers in Thessaloniki, with temperatures from 4C to 10C. [04] Foreign Exchange Rates-Tuesday26/02/2001 14:39:29Tuesday's buying rates U.S. dollar 372.934 German mark 172.829 French franc 051.531 Pound sterling 539.545 Irish punt 429.202 Belgian franc 008.379 Luxembourg franc 008.379 Dutch guilder 153.389 Italian lira (100) 017.457 Austrian schilling 024.565 Danish kroner 45.290 Swedish kroner 37.220 Finnish mark 056.852 Spanish peseta 002.032 Portuguese escudo 001.686 Japanese yen (100) 319.802 Swiss franc 220.436 Norwegian kroner 40.994 Cyprus pound 583.635 Canadian dollar 242.544 Australian dollar 194.714 Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |