It's Greek to Me
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53rd Greek Food FestivalLona Sandon
The AgoraGold and silver jewelryWorry beadsSailors capsPainted eggsReligious iconsOlive oil based body
productsTraditional foods
The KouzinaChicken oreganatoKeftethes – meatballsSpanakopitaTiropitaGreek salad – kalamata
olives, tomato, fetaPita bread
Diet StaplesOlives & olive oilFeta cheese & yogurtCheese cakeHoneySeasonal fruits &
vegetables, wild greensWhole grains, barley, pulses,
legumesAlmonds, sesame seedsGoat & lambWine
D. Kochilas (personal communications, February 16, 2007)
The ZaharoplastioBaklavaKourambiethes – butter
cookies with powdered sugar
Fenekia – honey dipped cookies with walnuts
Spoon fruits with yogurt
Plaka – Hellenic Dancing – Opa!“A man who can not
dance is uneducated and unrefined” – Plato
Feasts around religious holidays
Passed thru generations
Means of story telling
53rd Annual 2009 Greek Food Festival of Dallas. [Brochure].
Greek Orthodox EducationFaith enrichment classes for adultsBible studyGreek language classesCatechitical school – ages 3+Greek afternoon school – 5+ Holly Trinity Academy – age 2 yrs to 2nd grade
53rd Annual 2009 Greek Food Festival of Dallas. [Brochure].
Greek Orthodox Church300 million followersEastern OrthodoxLanguage of the 1st
Christian ChurchNew Testament written
in GreekOrthos = correctDoxa = belief or glory
53rd Annual 2009 Greek Food Festival of Dallas. [Brochure].
Orthodox Fasts180 days per yearAvoid meat, dairy, & eggs Fish & olive oil on certain
daysSeafood – shrimp, squid,
cuttlefish, octopus, crab, lobsters, snails allowed anytime
Greens, veggies, whole grains anytime
Sarri, K. O., et al (2004). Greek Orthodox fasting rituals: a hidden characteristic of the Mediterranean diet of Crete. British Journal of Nutrition, 92, 277-284
HealthGenerally goodLower heart disease,
arthritis & some cancersHigh smoking rates
increasing lung cancerHigh rates of childhood
obesityPhysical activity rates
decreasing
A. Trichopoulou (personal communication, February 18, 2007)
Athens
Opa!