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What is Apokreatiko Glendi anyway?
This is made up of two Greek words: "apokries"
and "glendi." The Greek word "apokries" means "farewell to meat" and
"glendi" means a festival or
carnival. The phrase "Apokriatiko Glendi"
is the term given to the meatfare festival
which takes places two weeks before Great Lent begins. In English, the
2nd last week before Great Lent is called "meatfare
week" and the last week before Great Lent is called "cheesefare week". Meatfare
week is the last week for eating meat, and cheesefare
week is the last week for eating dairy products, before the fasting
period begins and lasts for around 49 to 50 days prior to Easter Day. So,
the "Apokriatiko Glendi" is called meatfare week in English and is the last week for
eating meat before Great Lent begins. In Greece, the Apokriatiko glendi is very popular and is celebrated with music,
dancing and lots of meat-eating before the fasting period starts. In the
Eastern Orthodox Church, fasting begins on "Clean Monday" which
is February 19, 2018 this year, and ends on Orthodox Easter Sunday, which
is on April 8, 2018. During the 49 days of fasting, Orthodox Christians
usually abstain from eating all meat and dairy products, especially
during the final week of Lent, which is called "Holy Week" or
"Passion Week."
We held our Apokreatiko Glendi on February 3, 2018. The party was served with
delicious food, with live music, and dancing. It’s full fun and was very
successful. The Board of Parish Council would like to thank the guest especially
from other parishes who were able to attend year after year of our
events. Please see the gallery below.
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