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The 45th annual Greek Festival unfolds this weekend at Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Daytona Beach.
Cooking calamari during the Greek Festival, 2006. St. Demetrios church has hosted numerous bazaars and festivals since 1921. Early bazaars were in November and December, with embroidered and crocheted children's articles (intended as Christmas gifts), coffee, and Greek pastries for sale in the church hall. The importance of these bazaars in the ...
Saint Demetrius (or Demetrios) of Thessalonica (Greek: Ἅγιος Δημήτριος τῆς Θεσσαλονίκης, Hágios Dēmḗtrios tēs Thessaloníkēs [a]), also known as the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrius the Myroblyte (meaning 'the Myrrh-Gusher' or 'Myrrh-Streamer'; [b] 3rd century – 306), was a Greek Christian martyr of the early 4th century AD.
This category is for Greek festivals, a type of cultural festival typically held to celebrate Greek culture in North America or elsewhere in the Greek diaspora. Pages in category "Greek festivals" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The 30th annual Greek Fest will run Friday through Sunday at the Saints Markella and Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Mary Esther, Florida.
The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος), is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki (in Central Macedonia, Greece), dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire.
The Church of St Demetrius was destroyed in the second half of the 13th century, probably due to an earthquake, but was reconstructed in the 1350s. A single-apse church was built nearby in the 1360s and existed until the 17th century; it used materials from the destroyed Church of St Demetrius.
Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is a Greek Orthodox parish in Jersey City, New Jersey founded before 1920. The church has been active for over 100 years. It features an incredible local history. The church was visited by former President of Cyprus Makarios III. The Pontus Society has been active since 1929.