瓦西洛皮塔季节到了，悉尼和墨尔本的希腊人参加教堂活动，切好运蛋糕

上周四，澳大利亚希腊总教区的官方瓦西洛皮塔切割仪式在悉尼圣母领报大教堂举行。

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.

悉尼和墨尔本的希腊人已经参加了教堂切瓦西洛皮塔（vasilopita）活动，这是一种传统上在元旦吃的好运蛋糕。

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.

上周四，澳大利亚希腊总教区的官方瓦西洛皮塔切割仪式在悉尼圣母领报大教堂举行。

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.

马卡里奥斯大主教对蛋糕进行了祝福和切切，然后传达了他的信息和新年祝福。他解释了每件作品分配背后的象征意义，其中一件是献给族长的。

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

“如果我们没有普世宗主教区，我无法想象今天澳大利亚的教会会是什么样子，”他说。

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.

仪式期间，都主教塞拉芬、米勒图波利斯主教雅科沃斯和马格尼西亚主教赫里斯托杜洛斯以及希腊驻悉尼总领事扬尼斯·马利科蒂斯也致以问候。

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

瓦西洛皮塔硬币是由悉尼帕拉马塔圣约阿尼斯教堂的教区牧师迪米特里奥斯·科基诺斯 (Dimitrios Kokkinos) 神父发现的。

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.

周五在墨尔本，基里亚科斯主教在圣尤斯塔修斯总教区教堂欢迎德尔维斯都主教以西结和乔拉主教埃夫梅尼奥斯，接受瓦西洛皮塔切割荣誉。

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

出席者包括来自 Oakleigh Grammar 的一群学生和老师、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’.

乔拉主教埃夫梅尼奥斯和墨尔本基里亚科斯主教也在“Axion Estin”圣修道院主持了仪式。

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

与会者包括联邦议员玛丽亚·万瓦基努 (Maria Vamvakinou) 以及普雷斯顿圣约翰学院和科斯马斯·奥艾托罗斯学院的学生。

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

这枚硬币是在为会众玛丽娜·卡桑托尼 (Marina Katsantoni) 切的蛋糕中发现的。

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.

仪式结束后，在教堂庭院举行了聚会，提供茶点和小吃，为与会者提供了社交和交换新年愿望的机会。