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Veneration Of The Cross And 78th Pontian Akritai Anniversary
Upper Darby, PA – Two celebrations shared church services this Sunday at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. The Veneration of the Cross and the 78th anniversary of the Akritai of Philadelphia. Sunday school students participated…
Pontian Akritai Of Philadelphia Take First Place At FDF
Upper Darby, PA – It was like bringing home the gold medal in Greek folk dancing for this dance troupe. St. Demetrios’ Pontians who also happen to be members of the Pontian Akritai of Philadelphia…
Pontian Akritai Bring In The Christmas Season
Upper Darby, PΑ – The Pontian Akritai of Philadelphia were out this past week, spreading the traditional sounds of Christmas throughout the Delaware Valley. Visiting homes and businesses, they brought tears and smiles to many…
A Pontian Tsunami Hits Upper Darby
Upper Darby, PA – With arms raised high and pride in their hearts the Pontian Akritai dance troupe of Philadelphia, strutted their stuff to a packed hall at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. You could…
Pontian Akritai To Host 77th Annual Dance
The Pontian Society of Philadelphia Akritai is hosting its 77th Annual Dance at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Upper Darby. The event will feature singers Stathis Pavlidis and Giannis Gavrilidis from Greece. Original Pontian folk…
A Pontian Women’s Lament, Vasiliki Tsanaktsidou
Upper Darby, PA – Pontian Vasiliki Tsanaktsidou gave an emotional lament about genocide this past Sunday, outside of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, where generations of Pontians and the community gathered. A monument, one of…
Pontian Genocide Remembered At Monument In Upper Darby
Upper Darby, PΑ – Songs and poems about the loss of homeland and the 353, 000 thousand Pontian Greeks were read at the Pontian Genocide monument. The Pontian chapter Akritai, their descendants and the Greek…
We Will Never Forget, Pontian Memorial Service
Upper Darby, PA – The Pontian “Akritai” organization of Philadelphia will commemorate the Genocide of 353,000 Pontians and loss of their homeland at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, this Sunday. Dressed in traditional folk attire,…
Pontian Akritai Kalanda Tradition Celebrated
Upper Darby, PA – The Pontian “Akritai” brought in the Christmas season in traditional style this past weekend. Members of the dance troupe and organization stopped in at area Delaware County homes, where they sang…
Pontos Lives In Philadelphia, The 76th Annual Dance Of The Akritai
Upper Darby, PA – “Pontos Lives in Philadelphia”, said Ifigeneia Pavlidou-ikonomou (President of the Akritai Pontian Society of Philadelphia) with a big smile on her face. And with those words, the 76th annual dance of…
The Pontian Society Akritai Of Philadelphia To Host 76th Annual Dance
Upper Darby, PA – The Pontian Akritai of Philadelphia are hosting their annual Thanksgiving weekend dance this November 28th, 2015. The annual dance now in its 76th year is the oldest Pontian dance hosted in…
Philadelphia Community Assembles For Pontian Genocide Memorial Service
Upper Darby, PA – The Pontian Akritai of Philadelphia commemorated the Pontian Genocide on Sunday at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church. The event recognizes the loss of homeland and 353, 000 people that were victims…
