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Metageitnia (Ancient Greek: Μεταγείτνια, μετά + γειτονία literally change of neighborhood) was an Ancient Greek festival held in Athens during the month Metageitnion (August/September) in the honor of Metageitnius Apollo.
Souvlaki grilling at the 2011 Greek Festival in Piscataway, New Jersey on May 15, 2011. A Greek festival or Greek Fest is an annual celebration of Greek culture presented by many ethnic Greek American communities and organization in the United States and Canada, particularly Greek Orthodox churches. Typically, these events are intended for ...
This is an incomplete list of festivals in the United States with articles on Wikipedia, as well as lists of other festival lists, by geographic location. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver is one of the Metropolises of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America with 52 parishes. [1] Parishes
Houston Greek Festival was started in 1967 by the members of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral as a "Greek Night", which was held on the church's 50th anniversary. [6] The three-day festival is held annually on the first weekend in October (including Thursday) and features Greek food, live Greek music and Greek folk dances, as well as a ...
You read that right, the longstanding tradition and highly anticipated Greek Festival in Cheyenne is returning for another year, thanks to Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Christian Church.
Tsiknopempti (Greek: Τσικνοπέμπτη, romanized: Tsiknopémpti [t͡sik.noˈpem.pti]) is part of the traditional celebrations of Apókries (Απόκριες), [1] the Greek Carnival season. Tsiknopempti occurs on the second to last Thursday before Lent and can be translated as Charred Thursday or Smoky Thursday. It centers on the ...
The Kronia (Ancient Greek: Κρόνια) was an Athenian festival held in honor of Kronos on the 12th day of Hekatombaion, the first month of the Attic calendar, and roughly equivalent to the latter part of July and first part of August.