The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-02
SpeciaI Services i'll Greek
Church Sunday Afternoon
Well Attended.
CELEBRATION MARKED BY
UNUSUAL QUIETNESS
Through Custom of Ages, Sue
ceeding Observance Comes
OH Different Date.

sovora1 thousand commandments OF the
orthodox Greek Catholic church cele-
bratcd Sunday in Salt Lake CITY their
Easter day, which, by the custom OF
ages has been observed on a date dill
ferent TO that of the maJorlty OF the
Christian churches OF the world The
Greek Easter usually falls on an earlier
date than 1t came this year. II Is said
that May is the latest that this church
festival day has ever occurred In the
history OF the Greek Catholic church,
AS the local Greek church is the only
one between Denver and San Francisco
many communicates OF the talth from
outside cities came 10 Salt Lake City TO
Join with the members oil the Greek COM
Inunity In taking part In tho special re-
Iigious services and In having good
time generally
salt Lakes Greektown was given over
Sunday 10 a quiet enjoyment oil the day.
In addition TO the local Greeks and others
who are members OF the church, there
were members from Garfield, Murray.
Not all OF those who participated In the
observance of Easter here were Greeks.
as there were number of Syrians, Sla-
vonlans. AustrianS and Russians, VINO
united with their Greek brethren.
Special Afternoon Services.
At 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon special
services were held In the Greek church,
presided over by Father Parthenlos Lynn
peropoulous. The church was ornamented
In every niche with large wax candles.
which cast a yellow radiance over the
many communicates assembled there.
Following a custom that has prevailed in
the Greek Catholic church almost ever
since its organization. each man, as lie
met fellow church member, saluted him
with q kiss and the words, Christ is
risen. to which response was made ne ne
customs that has not given way 10 the
evolution the Greek churches in Russia
and In the Levant. though it is said IT,
In some parts OF Greece the custom has
The various Greek coffee houses OF
West Second South street were filed Sun
OF the church, and the evening was given
over to varied amusement. From open
doorways could be heard the twang OF
musical instruments, playing the favoritc
Date Never the Same.
Easter Is observed by the Greek Cath
olic church, as 1t is by the Roman Catn-
Ole church and other Christian churches.
In commemoration OF the resurrection OF
Jesus Christ There Is the difference.
however. that 1t Is hardly ever observed
on the same date.
AS the Greek church did not take kind
" to the changes in the calendar made
still adhere TO the old Julian calendar
which antedates Christ by about forty
five years. Their Christmas time comes
ABOUT tllrteen days later than The Christ
mas OF the otbor Christian churches. fall
ing on January z, and SO. as a rule, their
Easter comes considerably later. In de-
tcrmining tho date on which Easter falls
the Greek church follows tho old style OF
reckoning that prevailed before the time
of Pope Gregory.
In ono particular the Greek churcr
agrees with the Roman Catholic and that
Is that Dastcr must be observed sunday
When the Council of Nice convened and
fixed "A rule To determine the date OF Eas-
ter. the Greek church did not feel itself
bound by the ruling OF tho ecclesissts
mining Easter. This old system was
based on the real moon. instead Of the
calendar or imaginary moon. decided
upon by the Council of Nice
AT Nice it was determined that Easter
day should he the first Sunday after the
fourteenth day OF the calendar moon or
Imaginary moon. was created for eccles-
iastical convenience in advance OF the
real moon.
Unreformed Calendar.
The unreformed calendar still is OBJ
served by tho Greek Catholic church.
Only once In a great while do the Greek
church and the other Christian churches
celebrate Easter Sunday on the same
date, This occurred in 1865. when Eas-
ter was universally observed the same
date. About four years ago the Greeks
OF Salt Lake City celebrated Easter the
same day did the other Christians.
The Greek church In this city IS now
freed of debt Saturday and Sunday CON
trtbutions We're received which cleared
az outstanding obligations and left about
$4,000 IN the treasury.
Usually the Greeks cclebrate Easter
much the same as the Americans cele-
brate Independence day, but Sunday
crackers In Greek,own This was owing
TO the fact that orders were given from
police headquarters that II would not he
permitted,