Festivals and Feasts


Festivals

General Greek Religious Festival
Panaghia - Virgin Mary
August 15th

Patron Saint of Kefalonia
Asios Gerasimos
August 16th & October 20th

Easter
This is a different time to us in the UK and as the UK it changes every year.
Kefalonians celebrate Easter beginning on Good Friday with a procession from the main church with the towns folk and the local bands following the Epitafios.

Feasts

The traditional way of fun is characterized by the numerous feasts organized every year for the celebration of the local Saints and Holy Fathers of our church.

24 June - St. John - Kapandriti
17 July - Agia Paraskev i- Atsoupades
20 July - Agios Elias - Razata, Kaminarata, Fragata
25 July - St, John - Lakithra, Faraklata
26 July - Agia Paraskevi - Troyiannata
27 July - Agios Panteleimonas
15 August - Virgin Mary - Markopoulo, Damoulianata, Lixouri
29 July - Agios Eleftherios - Ainos
16 August & 20 October - St. Gerassimos - Fragata
23 August - Kehrionos Monastery
28 August - St. Spyridon - Xenopoulo
8 September - Virgin Mary of Lamia - Dilinata, Atros Monastery

AGIA IRENE VILLAGE
15 May - St. Irene
18 January - Agios Athanasios
21 November - Virgin Mary
12 December - St. Spyridon
27 December - St. Stefanos

XENOPOULO VILLAGE
St. John
Monday after Easter- St. George
8 July - Agios Prokopios
25 July - Agia Eupraxia
6 August - Sotiros
8 September - Virgin Mary Kornelou

SKALA VILLAGE
St. George
28 August - St. John Razakli
Virgin Mary Fanes

PASTRA VILLAGE
Monday after Easter- St. George
15 August - Virgin Mary
26 October - St. Dimitrios

AGIOS NIKOLAOS VILLAGE
9 March - Agioi Saranta
15 August - Virgin Mary Vrisis
24 September - Virgin Mary Drapaniotissa- Monastiraki

VALERIANO VILLAGE
29 June - St. Apostoles

CHIONATA VILLAGE
15 August - Virgin Mary Gorgoupakoui, St. Dionissios


KAMPITSATA VILLAGE
St. Andonios