A Guide to Greek Traditions and Customs in America"A clear and comprehensive guide to the religious and secular life of the Greek-American community," including naming a baby, planning a baptism, observing name days, baking communion bread, buying popular Greek music, what to say (in Greek) on special occasions, and much more. |
Contents
GREEK AMERICANS PAST AND PRESENT | 1 |
PART | 7 |
The Seven Sacraments | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
altar apostles Archdiocese of North Athens baking baptism baptized Basil birth blessing bouzouki bread bride Brookline Byzantine candle celebrate century ceremony child Chrismation Christian Christmas church service Clean Monday customs dance death deceased decorated Divine Liturgy Dormition dough Easter English epitaphios evil eye faith fasting Father feast day flour forty days forty-day Friday funeral godparent Greece Greek Americans Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Greek Orthodox church Greek school guests Hellenic Holy Spirit Holy Week honor hymns icons ikonostási immigrants individual January Jesus Christ John Chrysostom kollyva Lent Lenten light marriage Monastery Mother Mourning name day narthex North and South olive parents parishioners patron saint person popular prayer Presanctified Gifts priest pron prósforo religious Resurrection sacrament Saturday of Souls South America stéphana Sunday symbol take communion táma théosis tion tradition Vasilopita villages Virgin Mary wedding wine women worship