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Dancers at glendi on Epiphany Day - Tarpon Springs, Florida

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Image Number

FA5076

Photographer

Saltzman, Riki, Collector.

Date

1990-01-06

Date Note

Photographed on January 6, 1990.

Collection

Folklife Collection.
Series S1664, Florida Folk Festival Fieldwork and Program Planning and Documentation Files, 1990: Folklife Area-Ethnic Celebrations-Greek Epiphany-Negatives, Contact Sheets (Riki Saltzman) ; Box 1, FF29

Geographic Term

Tarpon Springs (Fla.)
Pinellas County (Fla.)

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35mm.

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1664B1FF29.

General Note

This day-long Greek Orthodox celebration includes a morning service at St. Nicholas Cathedral, the release of a white dove of peace, and the ritual dive by Greek Orthodox boys in Spring Bayou for a cross, which is followed by Greek foods, music, and dancing, known as a glendi.

Dancers at glendi on Epiphany Day - Tarpon Springs, Florida

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Dancers at glendi on Epiphany Day - Tarpon Springs, Florida

Subject

International dances

Greek dances

Ethnicity, Greek

Ethnicity, European

Sacred festivals, Christian

Religious traditions

Religious customs

Belief and custom

Practices

Community rites--Florida--Pinellas County--Tarpon Springs

Festivals, Events, and Conferences

Celebrations--Florida--Pinellas County--Tarpon Springs

Dances

Entertainment

Arts (Performing)--Florida--Pinellas County--Tarpon Springs

Folk dancing, Greek

Dancers

Performing arts--Florida--Pinellas County--Tarpon Springs

Entertainers--Florida--Pinellas County--Tarpon Springs

Boys--Florida--Pinellas County--Tarpon Springs

Greek Americans--Florida--Pinellas County--Tarpon Springs

Epiphany

Rites and ceremonies

Manners and customs

Recreation--Florida--Pinellas County--Tarpon Springs

Festivals--Florida--Pinellas County--Tarpon Springs

Dance--Greece

Creator

Saltzman, Riki, Collector.

Date

1990-01-06

Identifier

FA5076

Image URL

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Thumbnail

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Date Note

Photographed on January 6, 1990.

Geographic Term

Tarpon Springs (Fla.)

Pinellas County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35mm.

Series Title

Folklife Collection.

Folklife Collection Series S1664, Florida Folk Festival Fieldwork and Program Planning and Documentation Files, 1990: Folklife Area-Ethnic Celebrations-Greek Epiphany-Negatives, Contact Sheets (Riki Saltzman) ; Box 1, FF29

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1664B1FF29.

General Note

Subject - Meeting

Epiphany Day Celebration (Tarpon Springs, Fla : 1990)

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Chicago Manual of Style

Saltzman, Riki, Collector. Dancers at glendi on Epiphany Day - Tarpon Springs, Florida. 1990-01-06. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/110899>, accessed 29 June 2022.

MLA

Saltzman, Riki, Collector. Dancers at glendi on Epiphany Day - Tarpon Springs, Florida. 1990-01-06. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/110899>

AP Style Photo Citation

(State Archives of Florida/Saltzman)

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