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Greek Participation in Vienna’s Long Night of Churches

viennaThe two Greek Orthodox churches located in the historical Greek Community in the center of Vienna, the church of the Holy Trinity and Saint George, will participate in 2013 Long Night of Churches (Lange Nacht der Kirchen). It is the ninth year that this magnificent event has taken place in the Austrian capital.

Some 188 churches in Vienna, including the two Greek Orthodox, and a total of 730 churches in Austrian cities, will remain open to pilgrims and the public from Friday, May 24 until early Saturday morning, May 25, offering more than 3,000 events, mainly of religious character.

Almost 400,000 Austrian residents and tourists attended the 2012 events, while this year’s events will include church music concerts and choirs, lectures, exhibitions, guides, theatrical plays and performances especially for children and teenagers.

Concerning the two Greek Orthodox churches, the program includes presentation of historic exhibits-relics and long vespers late in the night at Saint George, while guides and church music concerts will be held in the Holy Trinity, as well as in the Metropolis, where the Greek National School of Vienna is housed.

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