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Hundreds of people descend on the town of Langadas, near Thessaloniki, each year to participate in the ancient ritual of "Anastenaria."

FOR many years after the tiny new Greek state came into existence in 1828 it was unable in the nature of things to pursue a policy dedicated to the maintenance of peace. Its main aim had to be to liberate from the Ottoman yoke all the many regions where the Greek element was in an overwhelming majority. Only later could peace and security become its main objectives. At the time, the very raison d'être of its existence compelled it to become the nucleus of a national commonwealth wherein the whole Greek race could be reassembled and unified.

Through dialogue and negotiations, a mutually acceptable formula must be found for any land link — known as Zangezur Corridor — guaranteed under international law.

This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.

With the quality of Turkish wines increasingly recognised, db talks to the CEO of Chamlija Wines about the region's complex history of winemaking.