Symi photos: Haralambos name day
We’re just back from church as Friday was the name day of Saint Haralambos and Harry (real name Χαράλαμπος ) is our Godson. For more information about this Greek Saint (Χαράλαμπος, not Harry) , see this page at http://www.orthodoxchristian.info As you can see, the name is also spelt Charalambos and that’s because of the pronunciation of the Greek letter Χ , Άγιος Χαράλαμπος is the name in Greek. (And it’s pronounced, HarAlambos, with accent on the second A.)
Friday was a sunny morning so the light was streaming in through the incense. The army and other officials were represented as usual, the icon was paraded and Harry carried one of them, and there were coffee and cakes afterwards, including Jenine’s homemade cupcakes. There were also two surprise visitors from Scotland which made the morning even more special. I was going to stay in tonight, but suddenly we are all going to Giorgio’s – can’t wait! Enjoy the photos, I expect there will be more next week.
