The event for the cutting of the Vasilopita of the Greek Orthodox communities of Constantinople, with the presence of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, was accompanied by a series of unforeseen events.
Vasilopita/St. Basil’s pie is one of the most recognizable and beloved customs of the New Year. It is not merely a sweet bread, but a living bearer of history, faith, and cultural continuity, bridging Antiquity, Byzantium, and modern Greece, both within and beyond its borders.
The event was attended by the Consul General of Greece in New York, Ifigenia Kanara, the Director of the Public Diplomacy Office Mary Vaxevanidou, the Director of the Greek Commercial Office in New York Nikolaos Thomopoulos, the President of the Federation of Greek Associations of Greater New York Nomiki Kastana, the Honorary President of the Greek American Homeowners Association of Astoria George Alexiou, the President of the Kefalonian Association of New York “Kefalos” Nikos Alysandratos, the Publisher of the former daily newspaper Fani Petallidou and other representatives of the Greek community.