A Guide to Greek Traditions and
Customs in America
Second Edition, by
Marilyn Rouvelas.
411 pages. Hardbound, notes, illustrations, and
bibliography.
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Table of Contents
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION: GREEK AMERICANS PAST AND PRESENT
PART ONE
THE ENDURING TRADITIONS OF ORTHODOXY
The Church |
Saints |
The Seven Sacraments |
Name Days |
Baptism
and Chrismation |
Icons |
Marriage |
The Church of the Home |
Confession |
Special Blessings, Prayers, and Appeals |
Communion |
Religious Breads |
Holy
Unction |
Fasting |
Holy
Orders |
Death and Mourning |
PART TWO
CUSTOMS OF EVERYDAY LIFE
Greek-American Values |
Popular Music |
Birth of Children |
Folk Dancing |
Selecting a Name |
Proverbs and Sayings |
Greek School |
Superstitions |
As the Greeks Say |
Community Life |
Food and Drink |
Visiting Greece |
PART THREE
FEAST DAYS, FASTS, AND HOLIDAYS
Annual Calendar
|
The Nativity of the Mother God • The Exaltation of the Holy Cross •
Oxi Day • Christmas Lent • The Presentation of the
Mother of God in the Temple
|
The Easter Season: Pre-Lent • Great Lent •
The Annunciation of the Mother of God and Greek Independence Day • Holy Week •
Holy Pascha (Easter) • The Ascension of Jesus Christ • Pentecost
|
Christmas, New Year and Epiphany • Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs •
The Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple
|
Holy Apostles Lent • Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul •
Feast Day of the Holy Apostles • Dormition of the Mother of God Lent •
The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ • The Dormition of the Mother of God
|
PART FOUR
THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY
THE HISTORIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
The Autocephalous Churches of Eastern Orthodoxy •
The Fledgling Christian Church • Christianity Recognized and Defined
• Expansion of Orthodoxy to the Slavic Countries
• The Great Schism • The Fall of Constantinople
• The Growth of Orthodoxy in Russia • Christianity under the Ottomans
• The
Reformation • Russia -- The Third Rome • Contemporary Updates
• The Orthodox in the United States • Challenges for Orthodox Churches Worldwide
• Orthodox Sites to Visit • Theological Schools • Resources
• Internet Websites
THE GREEK DIASPORA
Demographics • A Long History of Greeks Abroad
• The Four Largest Diaspora: United States of America, Australia, Republics of the Former Soviet Union, and Canada
• Expectations and Challenges • Meeting the Challenges
• Internet Websites
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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