The Greek festival that is. Charlotte has a fantastic and long standing Greek-American community that has an impressive history of philanthropy, service, and religious stewardship. Like most cities with a thriving Greek population, Charlotte has an annual Greek festival. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church hosts the much anticipated cultural and gastronomic event every September. I have been going for decades. Just looking at the huge amount of food and pastries is enough to send my blood sugar through the roof. Here are just a few of the pictures I took today when my wife and I visited the 35th annual "Yiasou" Greek Festival.
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Lots of Greek music on traditional instruments like this bouzouki.
Most people come for the homemade Greek pastries. Everybody knows about baklava.
These cookies are called Koulourakia.
The Greek flag was proudly displayed throughout the festival.
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Young ladies in traditional dress were all over the place.
Young men too.
The lovely dome of the main sanctuary rises above the grounds.
Another angle of the church, this is one of the towers.
The expanded "agora" holds many treasures and tasty treats.
This is Father Michael. We listened to a fascinating lecture from him, about the monasteries on Mount Athos.
We sign up every year to win a trip to Greece but so far, no luck. Maybe this will be our year.
The festival runs through 8:00 PM Sunday night. If you are in the Charlotte area and willing to go through the hassle of finding a parking place, I suggest you take a "trip to Greece" without leaving the city.
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