29Apr
Arriving late, I missed the national anthems of Turkey, Canada and Macedonia. In addition to the Turks and Macedonians, there were other performers:
14Apr
When priests washed the feet of congregants at St.Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Cathedral last Thursday, I could not help thinking about the origin of this
12Apr
From now until the end of April, multicultural Toronto will be celebrating Orthodox Easter, and the Sikh’s Khalsa Day Parade. Passover continues until April
28Mar
April 8 this year is Easter Sunday, the most important day of the year for Toronto’s Christians. This day commemorates the resurrection
Earlier this week, I blogged about our visit to the Christmas eve service of St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. I didn’t have
I knew we would be welcomed even before we arrived. I had telephoned the church a couple days earlier about the evening’s program. It
Last year about this time, I tried to learn more about the Orthodox Christmas in January. My friend Helene said there was no
Do you feel uneasy going to a place where you know no one? Where you wonder if anyone speaks English? The seventh annual Romanian
Wow. I thought the free, ethnic festival frenzy would cool down after Labour Day, but no. This weekend has at least 21 free events