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Crowd at the dedication of the site of St George's Greek Orthodox Church, Charlotte Street, Brisbane, 1928, on the Sunday between 31 October and 3 November. From left to right are Manuel Samios, Alec Kontozoglu, Peter F...
Open entryA great website is maintained by the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church Address - Fr. John Sarantos Way (Clark St.), Lowell, Massachusetts 01854 United States of America Phone - (508)458-4321 E-mail - parishoffice@tr...
Open entryWEDDING (page 57) Preserving the Marriage Crowns--Stephanothiki ....The stephana are one of the most important symbols of the marriage. They remind the newlyweds that they are now united in their own kingdom with the ble...
Open entryFORTY-DAY MEMORIAL SERVICE AFTER DEATH (pages 144-5) ....It is traditional for the family to sit in the front row of the church before the icon of Christ during the service. The family provides a wheat dish called kollyv...
Open entryThe monastery of the virgin Myrtidiotissa, patron saint of Kythera, is located on the western side of the island, in the exact place where the icon of the virgin with her blackened face was found. The shepherd who found...
Open entryCollection of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine art of Kythera From Hellenic Ministry of Art site: http://www.culture.gr/2/21/212/21201m/e212am01.html The collection is housed in the Post-Byzantine church of the Ascension at...
Open entryHoly Trinity, widely regarded as the 'Kytherian Church', 1916. Image from http://www.cybernaut.com.au/greeksinoz/photographs/photos.htm Where a more extensive collection of photo's, including many Kytherian-Australian p...
Open entryThe rhythm of the rum, The rhythm of the drum, Bodies vibrating to the beat, Colours shimmering in tropical heat, Crowded streets, happy faces, ‘Jump up’ time in far off places. ‘Carnival’ or ‘jump up’ time for me conjur...
Open entryAs per usual, to begin Lent, the period of righteousness and temperance, the Kytherians “let their hair down” (even more than usual!) in celebration of the Carnival. And they certainly did it justice! Two parades, in Liv...
Open entryFor almost two hundred years the march of the Myrtidiotisa icon has taken place annually on Kythera in the second week of easter. 19th century: Faith is strong on the island, miracles by the patron virgin Myrtidiotisa of...
Open entryPirates, most likely of the Barbarosa stock, landed on the island, intent on taking the locals captive. The people, terrified, ran for the caves in the gorge. All managed to hide but one man. He was taken captive and whi...
Open entryMany thanks to Peter Vanges and the Kytherian Association of Australia for their kind permission to reproduce this excerpt from Kythera, a History (1993), a hard cover book which is still available from the Association....
Open entryThe magnificent blue-domed church at the main square in Mitata makes the village instantly recognisable as far away as Kepriotianika and Paliokastro. It was renovated in the 1980's thanks to a generous donation by George...
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