What's Happening in Myrtle Beach, SC…

For the 24th year, the Greek community in Myrtle Beach shared their culture with residents of the coastal city at the St. John's Greek Festival. The three-day celebration only cost adults $1, with children ten and under attending for free.

Greek cuisine is flavorful, and festival attendees were able to sample a number of traditional dishes for themselves. Main dishes like stuffed grape leaves, gyros, and moussaka were available, and so were desserts such as ice cream and the traditional baklava. The festival’s “kaffenion” served Greek coffee to go with the other goodies.

In addition to beverages and food, visitors could shop for gifts from craftspeople, as well as Greek souvenirs and imports. Children were able to play in a special “zone” that had been set up for them, and everyone was able to enjoy watching traditional Greek dances.

Anastasia Spirakis and her brother have been co-chairing the festival for the past twelve years; she says she always look forward to sharing her heritage with others. She particularly likes greeting people she knows, who come to the celebration time after time. A Greek orthodox presence was first established in the city in 1975, the year Spirakis said she and her family arrived.

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