tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post5011094201319993752..comments2024-03-28T10:35:26.134-07:00Comments on local-kiwi-alien: St George - Agios Georgioslocal alienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-90545930120136656222017-05-14T08:37:23.970-07:002017-05-14T08:37:23.970-07:00I thought St George's Day was a non event. In...I thought St George's Day was a non event. Interesting to hear it is still celebrated somewhere in England, and so it should be.<br />Another village event? local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-28898754496380446862017-05-14T01:32:49.103-07:002017-05-14T01:32:49.103-07:00I'm married to a George (blog alias, Max). S...I'm married to a George (blog alias, Max). St George's Day is celebrated at the local tavern, they host a banquet and make a big thing of it though I notice that numbers are dwindling as oldies fall off the perch.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-85453609386371745462017-04-27T11:28:08.700-07:002017-04-27T11:28:08.700-07:00Though not Greek all my mother, grandmother and gr...Though not Greek all my mother, grandmother and great grandmother were all Edith!! Thank goodness my mother hated the name. Her second name was Elizabeth. local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-9383963528083830532017-04-27T00:06:38.958-07:002017-04-27T00:06:38.958-07:00My maternal great grandmother
She died when my gr...My maternal great grandmother <br />She died when my grandmother was only little and wasn't able to name on of her children after her. So when my father told her I was to be named after her. She asked if it was ok to name me after her mother. <br />So I nearly was an Elizabeth! angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367100990792829157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-34399399715042338812017-04-25T12:05:14.750-07:002017-04-25T12:05:14.750-07:00Thanks for kind comment!!
Thanks for kind comment!!<br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-58484912091919304232017-04-25T11:20:06.913-07:002017-04-25T11:20:06.913-07:00Those loaves with the Holy stamp remind me of my g...Those loaves with the Holy stamp remind me of my grandma's Hot Cross buns, it was my job to do the stamping :)<br />So much celebrating, my brother told me he didn't even know it was St. George's Day until he stopped at a rest stop in Scotland....ooh dear.<br />Love your posts !<br />~Jo A Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-5008639836375246862017-04-25T10:43:37.393-07:002017-04-25T10:43:37.393-07:00I like making the five sweet loaves. They are soft...I like making the five sweet loaves. They are soft and taste almost like hot cross buns. There is always a rush to grab what you can!!! Pockets are filled to take homelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-51498203965826202552017-04-24T20:59:05.962-07:002017-04-24T20:59:05.962-07:00If Corbyn's got anything to do with it; it'...If Corbyn's got anything to do with it; it's doomed!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-32102219263048805292017-04-24T10:15:56.371-07:002017-04-24T10:15:56.371-07:00I like the loaves with the Holy stamp. Unemploymen...I like the loaves with the Holy stamp. Unemployment is a serious problem through out most of Europe, Ireland included. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-64217752663142864812017-04-24T00:08:33.171-07:002017-04-24T00:08:33.171-07:00Summer season just about to start so I guess a few...Summer season just about to start so I guess a few will be starting to work now. Greece has a 26% unemployment rate......olive picking in winter and tourism in the summer. Not much else around here, not even souvenir shopslocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-28969744684721517312017-04-23T23:33:07.353-07:002017-04-23T23:33:07.353-07:00Yes Yael another of those never ending celebration...Yes Yael another of those never ending celebrations. Next Monday is may day and a public holiday.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-5295544181466571432017-04-23T23:31:55.716-07:002017-04-23T23:31:55.716-07:00According to google there is some sort of attempt ...According to google there is some sort of attempt at revival of celebrating St George. local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-71212898016611323402017-04-23T23:22:39.337-07:002017-04-23T23:22:39.337-07:00Family names!! I presume you're named after a ...Family names!! I presume you're named after a grandmother as well.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-15923946516804559962017-04-23T23:01:47.487-07:002017-04-23T23:01:47.487-07:00Thank goodness it wasn't actually silver . He ...Thank goodness it wasn't actually silver . He said the ice cream wasn't very hard either. Just in too much of a hurry.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-84372434436008662842017-04-23T23:00:01.991-07:002017-04-23T23:00:01.991-07:00Amazing how teenagers can sleep and no matter the ...Amazing how teenagers can sleep and no matter the noise.<br />I can tell you when your name day is! Jenny in Greek is a form of Eugenia and you celebrate on 24th December. Not such a good time for a name day. Youre already celebrating Xmas eve.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-14369512232287231482017-04-23T21:38:41.940-07:002017-04-23T21:38:41.940-07:00Does anyone ever go to work?Does anyone ever go to work?Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-36297431860205717732017-04-23T21:24:19.546-07:002017-04-23T21:24:19.546-07:00You always celebrate something in Greece, that is ...You always celebrate something in Greece, that is one of the reasons i like so much the Greek.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-14768509540092161712017-04-23T20:57:39.446-07:002017-04-23T20:57:39.446-07:00It's a shame that England doesn't celebrat...It's a shame that England doesn't celebrate St George's Day; we are the only country of the four in the UK that doesn't bother with its own saint's day.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-11569022712444963182017-04-23T15:06:39.233-07:002017-04-23T15:06:39.233-07:00So many Georges on both sides of my family
Both my...So many Georges on both sides of my family<br />Both my grandfathers were George's. so my brother was never going to be anything else!<br />Xronia polla yorge angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367100990792829157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-39581804015715466502017-04-23T14:19:40.870-07:002017-04-23T14:19:40.870-07:00Teenagers are a funny bunch. Sorry about your spo...Teenagers are a funny bunch. Sorry about your spoon. You should have called him Uri Geller.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-37634723771241061962017-04-23T12:11:36.437-07:002017-04-23T12:11:36.437-07:00Are there other name days for people to celebrate ...Are there other name days for people to celebrate their names on? <br />I, too, have a teenager, but not a George, who can sleep the sleep of the dead if given the chance. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.com