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Today Mr Google invited me to go and look at the photos I took on this day three years ago.
It's the feast of St Anthony today and in our neighbourhood we have a small church dedicated to him. Three years ago when life was just
the normal routine we went to the early morning service. K naturally was one of the first there. I crept in towards the end.
The wives of a couple of local Antonis had brought boxes of cakes which were passed around after the service and nibbled whilst chatting and wishing everyone Kronia Polla and even kissing a few cheeks. Most of the congregation then slowly drifted away. But not us, oh no. K knew what was going to happen next. The neighbours who look after the little church brought in a big oven tray of baked goat and lemon potatoes and a few litres of their own wine.
The 'in' crowd enjoyed fork fulls of roast goat and a glass or two of wine
The little church of St Anthony is literally in someone's backyard.
Today there may have been a service to celebrate this Holy Day but we didn't attend. I doubt there were any celebratory meats afterwards if it did take place. Maybe next year.
Any celebrating will be done in the private homes of Antoni and Antonia and there will only be very close friends and family in attendance. But I'm sure they'll be celebrating as normal with their own fatted calf, flowing wine, music and merriment
Kronia Polla Anthony Rolf 💕
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I am going to change my name. No feast days for my current one.
ReplyDeleteYou sure you havent got a feast day. Even I have one though I had to change my name to Lydia. Close enough!!
DeleteI wonder what I would change my name to? Not sure but I'm sure they could come up with something lol
ReplyDeleteAmalia for a start. Queen of Greece. I'll see what else I can come up with
DeleteOooh....I have not heard of lemon potatoes before. With a glut of lemons from two lemon trees here ( Meyer and Jambhiri), I am always looking for ways to use up the lemons. Have just been googling but I would be very interested in your recipe. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'll post it for you!!
DeleteThree years ago and a lifetime
ReplyDeleteThings sure have changed.
Oh well let’s hope things get better by next year
No kissing on the cheek, no shaking hands even. But I always use to do air kisses anyway.
DeleteIn days of yore 😅
That's too bad.....I sure hope it's back to normal next year!!
ReplyDeleteIt's gotta be!
DeleteHopefully soon normal celebration days can continue.
ReplyDeleteNext year????
DeleteI remember reading of someone in Greece who lived very close to a bar. She painted images of St Anthony along the bottom of her house walls to stop men peeing there. No-one (she said) would ever pee on an image of St Anthony!!
ReplyDeleteGood one!
DeleteWe all look forward to a little relaxation in the fear factor and a return to something like normal observation of social custom and festivals.
ReplyDeleteIt's coming. ..sometime
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