BLE Women’s Circle
Women members of the Boston Lykeion Ellinidon (BLE) are invited to participate in the BLE Women’s Circle to learn and practice Greek cultural traditions.
Tag: holidays
Happy Holidays from the Boston Lykeion Ellinidon
From your friends at the Boston Lykeion Ellinidon, we wish you and your families a merry Christmas, happy New Year, and joyous festivities! Happy Holidays! On December 15th, we held our 2019 General Assembly and elections for the Board of Directors for the 2020-2022 term. Congratulations to our new and returning board members: Marcelle Abi-Esber … Continued
OXI Day Celebration
Stay tuned for more information about the OXI Day Commemoration at the Maliotis Center!
New Year’s in North Azov: Kalandeshu Shmush
Source: Athena Khadzhynova and Olimpiada Khadzhynova, Sartana, Ukraine Today’s recipe comes to us from the shores of the Azov Sea region in Ukraine, where waves of Greek migrants settled over the centuries, starting in ancient times. The North Azovian Greek community celebrates New Year’s Day, or Kalanda (Каланда), with traditions familiar throughout the broader Hellenic … Continued
BLE & GAPC ring in the New Year at Vasilopita 2018
On January 13th, over 200 guests gathered at the Greek-American Political Club in Cambridge for Vasilopita, the kopi pitas or cutting of vasilopita (traditional New Year’s bread), an annual event co-hosted by the Boston Lykeion Ellinidon and the GAPC. Vasilopita, or St. Basil’s bread, is baked and ceremonially sliced by Greek families and community organizations on or … Continued
Happy Holidays from the Boston Lykeion Ellinidon
The BLE Board and Dance Troupe wish our members, friends and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We look forward to celebrating Greek culture together with all of you in 2018.