Table of contents for A guide to Greek traditions and customs in America / Marilyn Rouvelas ; George Papaioannou, religious editor ; illustrations by Olga Angelo Deoudes.

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PREFACE .            ....................           ..   .........  ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................... xii
INTRODUCTION: GREEK AMERICANS PAST AND PRESENT               ...........

PART ONE: THE ENDURING TRADIONS OF ORTHODOXY
The Church              .............................................  9
The Seven Sacraments         .............................................  31
Baptism and Chrismation           ...............................................   33
Marriage ...........  ...........  .....   ...........................45
Confession .....................         ........................ . 63
Communion .............................      ...................... 67
Holy Unction ...      ..................................................... 71
Holy Orders .....     ...............       ..........................75
Saints .................................................81
Name Days                ..............................................96
Icons    ............................................ .           103
The Church of the Home       .............................................  113
Special Blessings, Prayers, and Appeals       ......................................... 118
Religious Breads             ............................................. 123
Fasting ......        .................................................. 128
Death and Mourning        ........................       ..................... 133

PART TWO: CUSTOMS OF EVERYDAY LIFE
Greek-American Values       ......................................... .............. 154
Birth of Children  ....................................     ......... 163
Selecting a Name .........   .................................... .........  169
Greek School ............................................. 173
As the Greeks Say    ............................................................ 177
Food  and  Drink  ....... ..................................1... .....   ................... 183
Popular Music           .............................    ................... 189
Folk Dancing ................     .......................................... 194
Proverbs and Sayings    .............................................  199
Superstitions ......................................................  201
Community Life .............................................      205
Visiting Greece  ................................................................................. 219



PART THREE: FEAST DAYS, FASTS, AND HOLIDAYS
Annual Calendar.......................... .........231
AUTUMN .....              .............. ................... ........232
The Nativity of the Mother God * 
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross * 
Oxi Day * 
Christmas Lent * 
The Presentation of the Mother of God in the Temple
WINTER ..........................                      .........    237
Christmas, New Year, and Epiphany * 
Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs
The Presentation ofJesus Christ in the Temple
SPRING .        .............................       ..............257
The Easter Season: Pre-Lent * 
Great Lent * 
The Annunciation of the Mother of God and Greek Independence Day * 
Holy Week * 
Holy Pascha
(Easter) * The Ascension of Jesus Christ * 
Pentecost
SUMMER ........................................ 294
Holy Apostles Lent * Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul * 
Feast Day of the Holy Apostles * Dormition of the Mother of God Lent * 
The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ * The Dormition of the Mother of God

PART FOUR: THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY THE HISTORIC ORTHODOX CHURCH .......... 303
The Autocephalous Churches of Eastern Orthodoxy * 
The Fledgling Christian Church * Christianity Recognized and Defined * 
Expansion of Orthodoxy to the Slavic Countries * 
The Great Schism * The Fall of Constantinople * 
The Growth of Orthodoxy in Russia * Christianity Under the Ottomans * 
The Reformation * Russia-The Third Rome * Contemporary Updates * 
The Orthodox in the United States * Challenges for Orthodox Churches Worldwide * 
Orthodox Sites to Visit * Theological Schools * Resources * Internet Websites
THE GREEK DIASPORA ...............................355
Demographics * A Long History of Greeks Abroad * 
The Four Largest Diaspora: United States of America, Australia, 
Republics of the Former Soviet Union, and Canada * 
Expectations and Challenges * Meeting the Challenges * Internet
Websites
EPILOGUE .......                      ................ ......... ........  383
APPENDIX ........... .................. .   ............................. 385
BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................... ...................... 387
INDEX  ............ .............. ...... ............................. 393