We woke up this morning with the sound of church bells echoing through the village. The services start at 7am and end at 10am though most are not in attendance for the entire service. Today's service also included a 40 day memorial for a young man.

Kolya with the women preparing to hand out the wheat and cake after the memorial service. They also handed out white candied almonds that are usually given as wedding favors. This is because the young man was single.


The wheat and cake...


A new addition in Arfara since our last visit is a produce market in the platia on Sundays. There are about eight vendors with fruits, vegetables and even fish.


Our produce from the market... Watermelon for 1,50 Euros and four cucumbers for 1 Euro. The fruits and vegetables are so fresh and delicious. We ate some cucumbers for lunch with olive oil, feta cheese, oregano and olives (from our friend Maria). The watermelon will be a refreshing treat after our nap.

For more information about memorial services in Greece see this post :

http://lettersfromarfara.blogspot.com/2010/06/dear-friend-i-awoke-this-morning-to.html?m=1

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