A Guide to Greek Traditions and Customs in America - Second Edition

by Marilyn Rouvelas

This book is a treasury of lore and practical information that will be indispensable to anyone marrying into a Greek family as well as to Greek Americans eager to learn more about their heritage.

Genres: Nonfiction

411 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[anna petersen]

FINALLY finished this

[Demi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Covers lots of topics with Greek Orthodox in an easy to understand way

[Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

For anyone who grows up with Greeks or is exposed to them, you will probably already know half of this book's contents. And it is certainly heavy with its emphasis on the Orthodox church as the center of the community. The reality, though, is that there is no Greek community without an Orthodox church at the center of the community, it is unavoidable. On the plus side, it is fun, true, and has a lot of facts you won't know. For example, the first Greek community in the Americas was NEW SMYRNA, Fla in 1768. They migrated to St. Augustine a few years later, or what was left of it.

[Patty Apostolides · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful book for those interested in the Greek culture. It is full of wisdom and advice that will be an asset for years to come. The author is not Greek but married to a Greek and through her own journey of learning about Greek culture (weddings, baptismals, etc) she was able to gather all that information together into this book. I understand that proceeds from the book all goes to charity.

[Christine]

Really wanting to have more insight into the traditions of my ethnicity....now I know that the "egg" cracking game we have always played at Easter is rooted in strong theological symbolism. The practice will be so much more meaningful now!