Greek Festival: How Widespread is it and Would you Recommend It?

Had my friends/family recently attend the Atlanta Greek Festival 2012

Sadly, I was not able to make it since I found out about on that Saturday and was pre-committed to doing a ministry endeavor elsewhere (sadden greatly)...but I'm hoping to make one later on in the year when they have it again. The friends/family at my fellowship loved it, from the food to the iconography and the materials that were made available for study. Part of me was curious as to whether or not the same thing occurred for others in places they lived...or if the entire Festival concept was isolated to what happens down-south. And if others have experienced such, I was curious as to what your experiences were like and things you either enjoyed....or were cautious on.

Blessings



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I've seen it in a lot of Greek churches all over. They're good fun. Sure, I'd recommend it. 5 stars, would do again.

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Sure. Wherever there are Greek Orthodox Churches, there are usually Greek Festivals. If you like Greek food and watching Greek dances, you should go when you can.

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I love Greek Fests!
My local GOC has them Bi-annually.

Also, we have Tarpon Springs not to far away which is like a Giant Greek Fest. (Think China Town, but with Greeks.)

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Festivals can be fun, however I have never been impressed by the food.

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The food's not restaurant quality, but it's pretty good, especially considering it has to be mass produced and cooked quickly.

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The food's restaurant quality at our little festival because it's brought over from a Greek restaurant because one of the owners is a parishioner at our church.

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The fuller the love, the fuller the knowledge of God.
The more ardent the love, the more fervent the prayer.
The more perfect the love, the holier the life." ~St. Silouan
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I didn't go to the local Greek fest for years, because the Greek Cathedral here in Portland really seems more interested in Hellenism than they are in Orthodoxy. Please note: other Greek parishes that I have been to are not like that at all.

Anyway, last year, my wife showed interest, so we went. As anyone could guess, the festival was amazing... Except it cost me an arm and a leg, This happens to be the most expensive parish in town, by far. Oh, and it was WAY too crowded for me.

The Middle-Eastern festival at my parish is fun. The Serbian festival is great. The Ukrainian festival is awesome.

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When we lived near Dayton, OH, every year Dayton would have An International Affair, which was awesome. It would be held in one of those huge buildings, like the Civil Center or something like that, and you would go and browse through just about every country's booth and learn about it. They'd be selling things that are traditionally from their countries. At certain times during the day, they'd have Lebanese dancers and also Greek dancers (at different times, obviously). They also had a Scottish band that marched around the Center playing their bagpipes. I'm sure they had Irish dancing as well. It was cool.

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"The greater the love, the greater the sufferings of the soul.
The fuller the love, the fuller the knowledge of God.
The more ardent the love, the more fervent the prayer.
The more perfect the love, the holier the life." ~St. Silouan
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What about the Festivals did not impress you foodwise?

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"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." ( Fredrick Douglass )

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"The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out."

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5 A wise man has great power,

and a man of knowledge increases strength.