The old minaret adjacent to St Nikolaos church is a perfect reminder of the way the East met the West in the town I made my home, Chania, Crete, Greece.
The photographs I post all help to tell a part of a longer story that focuses on the town and its citizens, whether they are living there now, or have made their home in other parts of the world. As a newer resident, by writing about the town in this way, I am trying to put some order into the chaos that I seem to be confronted with.
greek christian orthodox christmas is on 25th december - the russian (eastern) orthodox use a different calendar; their christmas is on 7th january in fact, all festivals are celebrated with a 13 day difference between the two churches EXCEPT Easter, when the greek orthodox reverts to the use of the Julien (old) calendar instead of the Gregorian (new) calendar (used by the eastern orthodox), so that Easter is celebrated on the same day as the eastern orthodox church the catholic and other western christian churches use the gregorian calendar solely to work out their feasts, the eastern orthodox se the julien solely - but the greek orthodox use both, which explains why, most of the time, the christian orthodox easter (both greek and russian) is celebrated on a different day from western christian chrches
And a Merry Christmas to you too!
ReplyDeleteΚαλά Χριστούγεννα Μαρία μου σε σένα και την όμορφη οικογένεια σου.
ReplyDeleteMERRY CHRISTMAS MARIA AND FAMILY!
ReplyDeleteIts been awhile. I hope your day was merry Maria. I'm looking forward to the new year
ReplyDeleteNice picture!
ReplyDeleteIs your Christmas on Jan.7?
greek christian orthodox christmas is on 25th december - the russian (eastern) orthodox use a different calendar; their christmas is on 7th january
ReplyDeletein fact, all festivals are celebrated with a 13 day difference between the two churches EXCEPT Easter, when the greek orthodox reverts to the use of the Julien (old) calendar instead of the Gregorian (new) calendar (used by the eastern orthodox), so that Easter is celebrated on the same day as the eastern orthodox church
the catholic and other western christian churches use the gregorian calendar solely to work out their feasts, the eastern orthodox se the julien solely - but the greek orthodox use both, which explains why, most of the time, the christian orthodox easter (both greek and russian) is celebrated on a different day from western christian chrches
Thanks Maria. What would I do without you. I will try to learn and remember your good explanation.
ReplyDeleteI never thought about Stephanos as also being the first saint. Good point!
Χρόνια πολλά και καλές γιορτές!
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