Greek Festival!
Yesterday I went with Jackie and Craig to the Greek Festival over in Nashville. It was hot and crowded, but lots of fun. I bought a bunch of Greek glass eyes, because I am an addict. Then I ate some souvlaki and spinakopita, drank a Mythos beer and watched some Greek dancing:
Then took a look at the Greek Orthodox church, which was really quite inspiring:
And I lit a candle. It was really awesome to me that you could buy a hand dipped beeswax taper and light it. At every Catholic church I've been to, you just use a stick and light a votive. These you stuck in the sand in front of the icon, and in the sand there were crosses drawn, like little zen gardens. Anyway, it was a lovely place.
Then we went to a Halloween store and I bought some stuff to be a devil. Here's Craig modeling the accessories!
Then took a look at the Greek Orthodox church, which was really quite inspiring:
And I lit a candle. It was really awesome to me that you could buy a hand dipped beeswax taper and light it. At every Catholic church I've been to, you just use a stick and light a votive. These you stuck in the sand in front of the icon, and in the sand there were crosses drawn, like little zen gardens. Anyway, it was a lovely place.
Then we went to a Halloween store and I bought some stuff to be a devil. Here's Craig modeling the accessories!