Monday, April 18, 2011

Greek Holidays

Greece has a lot of holidays and festivals. They have some of the same holidays we do, such as: New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter, Labor Day, and Christmas. All these holidays mean the same thing to them as they do to us. Some different holidays are Theophany which is when they are "blessing there food". Another holiday is the Three Holy Hierarchsa, this is a school holiday only: Commemoration of the patron saints of education St. Basil the Great. One of the biggest holidays is Assumption or The Dormition of the Holy Virgin, they celebrate the Virgin Mary. Its a really big deal. Greece has a lot of festivals. Most of them take place in the summer. The months are May through August, most of them are church festivals. Greece is the place to be if you like festivals and holidays!

2 comments:

  1. Ohhh I like some of these holidays I am a Cathloic so I know of of this holidays , but I sure like the food one!!!!

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