Here is another festival to check out during the school year. This one is a little on the crowded side and also you can be hit or miss with entertainment so you might want to check it out before trying to get your students to come to this festival. It usually takes place twice a year (once in September and again in May) and it is on a weekend with hours on a Friday. So just like the Russian Bazaar you might need to ask students to partake of this as extra credit. But also don't think you have to come here only for the festival. You can also schedule a tour and have students visit the cathedral outside of the festival. We have done it before and you will want to prep your students on the same things for the Russian Bazaar like orthodoxy and icons but you will also want to go more in-depth with understanding what Byzantine means, the history of Greece and Constantinople as it relates to the rise of Eastern Orthodoxy in history. It is a beautiful building inside so I highly recommend planning a tour of the sanctuary.
The education wing of this cathedral also offers Greek classes so if you are interested in getting your students to learn some Greek I would contact them to find a teacher or to see if you can schedule a very rudimentary beginning class so the students can say some greetings etc. The important thing is to figure out how you can tap into all the amazing resources available at this Greek cultural institution!
Contact Info:
Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral
36th St & Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-4730
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