瓦西洛皮塔季節到了，悉尼和墨爾本的希臘人參加教會活動，切好運蛋糕

上週四，澳洲希臘總教區的官方瓦西洛皮塔切割儀式在雪梨聖母領報大教堂舉行。

Greeks in Sydney and Melbourne have already attended church events for the cutting of the vasilopita, a good luck cake traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day.

雪梨和墨爾本的希臘人已經參加了教堂切瓦西洛皮塔（vasilopita）活動，這是一種傳統上在元旦吃的好運蛋糕。

Last Thursday, the official vasilopita-cutting ceremony of Australia’s Greek Archdiocese took place in the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Sydney.

上週四，澳洲希臘總教區的官方瓦西洛皮塔切割儀式在雪梨聖母領報大教堂舉行。

The cake was blessed and cut by Archbishop Makarios, who then delivered his message and wishes for the new year. He explained the symbolism behind each piece allocation, including one dedicated to the patriarch.

馬卡里奧斯大主教對蛋糕進行了祝福和切切，然後傳達了他的信息和新年祝福。他解釋了每件作品分配背後的象徵意義，其中一件是獻給族長的。

“If we did not have our Ecumenical Patriarchate, I cannot imagine what the Church here in Australia would be like today,” he said.

「如果我們沒有普世宗主教區，我無法想像今天澳洲的教會會是什麼樣子，」他說。

During the service, greetings were also delivered by Metropolitan Seraphim, Bishops Iakovos of Miletoupolis and Christodoulos of Magnesia, as well as the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Ioannis Mallikourtis.

儀式期間，都主教塞拉芬、米勒圖波利斯主教雅科沃斯和馬格尼西亞主教赫里斯托杜洛斯以及希臘駐悉尼總領事揚尼斯·馬利科蒂斯也致以問候。

The vasilopita coin was found by Father Dimitrios Kokkinos, Parish Priest of the Church of Saint Ioannis, in Parramatta, Sydney.

瓦西洛皮塔硬幣是由雪梨帕拉馬塔聖約阿尼斯教堂的教區牧師迪米特里奧斯·科基諾斯 (Dimitrios Kokkinos) 神父發現的。

In Melbourne on Friday, Bishop Kyriakos welcomed Metropolitan Ezekiel of Dervis and Bishop Evmenios of Chora at the Archdiocesan Church of Saint Eustathios for the vasilopita cutting honours.

週五在墨爾本，基里亞科斯主教在聖尤斯塔修斯總教區教堂歡迎德爾維斯都主教以西結和喬拉主教埃夫梅尼奧斯，接受瓦西洛皮塔切割榮譽。

Among those present were a cohort of students and teachers from Oakleigh Grammar, GCM President Bill Papastergiadis and Patriarch Bartholomew’s brother, Nikolaos Archontonis.

出席者包括來自 Oakleigh Grammar 的一群學生和老師、GCM 主席 Bill Papastergiadis 和主教 Bartholomew 的兄弟 Nikolaos Archontonis。

Bishop Evmenios of Chora and Kyriakos of Melbourne also led a ceremony at the Holy Monastery of ‘Axion Estin’.

喬拉主教埃夫梅尼奧斯和墨爾本基里亞科斯主教也在“Axion Estin”聖修道院主持了儀式。

Attendees included federal member Maria Vamvakinou, and students of St John’s College in Preston and Kosmas o Aitolos College.

與會者包括聯邦議員瑪麗亞·萬瓦基努 (Maria Vamvakinou) 以及普雷斯頓聖約翰學院和科斯馬斯·奧艾托羅斯學院的學生。

The coin was found in the piece of cake cut for congregation member, Marina Katsantoni.

這枚硬幣是在為會眾瑪麗娜·卡桑托尼 (Marina Katsantoni) 切的蛋糕中發現的。

Following the service, a gathering took place at the church courtyard with refreshments and finger food, an opportunity for attendees to socialise and exchange wishes for the new year.

儀式結束後，在教堂庭院舉行了聚會，提供茶點和小吃，為與會者提供了社交和交換新年願望的機會。