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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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
AUTUMN 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	SPRING 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
WINTER Christmas, New Year and Epiphany • Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs • The Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple	SUMMER 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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