Saint Paraskevi
26 July 2026 — A bright evening and good health to all who celebrate!
On 26 July the Orthodox Church honours Saint Paraskevi of Rome, a martyr of the 2nd century. According to tradition she was born in Rome to a Christian family, gave her wealth to the needy and suffered for her faith. In Greece she is invoked for health, especially for the eyes and sight, and her name is linked to the Greek word for Friday (Paraskevi). In many villages the day is a panigiri (a festival around the village church in honour of its saint): it begins with a church service, followed by a shared meal, music and dancing in the square. In the evening the squares glow with string lights and candles. The date is fixed; the Greek Orthodox Church uses the Revised Julian calendar, which coincides with the civil calendar, so the feast falls on 26 July. It comes in high summer, when the night sky is clear and stars are easy to see, which is why the symbol for this day is a candle and a garland of little lights.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver figure made of luminous dots and fine lines, like a constellation drifting across the sky: a single small candle with a soft flame, followed by a gently swaying garland of tiny star-lights
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