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Greek Calendar - July 2012

Sunday 1st
SS Kosmas & Damien

Monday 2nd

Tuesday 3rd

Wednesday 4th

Thursday 5th

Friday 6th

Saturday 6th
Saint Kyriaki

Sunday 7th

Monday 8th


Tuesday 9th

Wednesday 10th

Thursday 11th

Friday 12th

Saturday 13th
Saint Gabriel

Sunday 14th

Monday 15th

Tuesday 16th

Wednesday 17th
Saint Marina

Thursday 18th

Friday 19th

Saturday 20th Prophet Elijah

Sunday 21st

Monday 22nd

Tuesday 23rd Saint Pelagia
of Tinos

Wednesday 24th

Thursday 25th
Saint Anne

Friday 26th
Saint Paraskevi

Saturday 27th
Saint Panteleimon

Sunday 28th

Monday 29th

Tuesday 30th

Wednesday 31st

 

 

 


Highlights of the Month


Jul 20th - Prophet Elijah: Usually celebrated on mountain tops
Places to be: Summit of Mount Tayetos - Incense burned on bonfire

Jul 26 - Saint Paraskevi: Places to be: Karyes, Lakonia - women surround the chapel with molten wax

Jul 27 - Saint Panteleimon: Places to be: Amorgos - Women dedicate their children to the saint by passing them through the window of his church

Jul 31 - Malliares at Ammos, Zakynthos. At midnight people go down to the sea and dive in to bring up stones to take hime, while the bells ring and fireworks are let off


For more information on the Greek Calendar, read Festive Greece: A Calendar of Tradition Festive Greece
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