[B-Greek] "Christ is born" in Greek

Philip Silouan Thompson himself at philthompson.net
Thu Dec 23 11:52:28 EST 2004


Eric Weiss wrote:
> At Easter, the Greek Orthodox greeting is CRISTOS ANESTH
> ("Christ is risen!"), with the response ALHQWS ANESTH
> ("Indeed, He is risen.").
> What would be a comparable Christmas greeting of "Christ is born!"
> What is the actual Greek Orthodox Christmas Greeting? One Website
> says "Kala Christouyenna" which I assume is "Happy Christ's birth"


In church we say:
CRISTOS GENNATAI! = Christ is born! (HriSTOS yeNAteh)
(and the response is DOXASETE! = Give Him glory!)  (thokSAseteh)

Other than clergy or monastics, most Greeks say:
KALA CRISOUGENNA! = kaLA hrisTOUyenna
   or
CRONIA POLLA - Many years! (HROnya poLA) - appropriate for any feast

In Christ,

Silouan Thompson
Walla Walla, Washington














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