Apodosē or Octave of the Assumption Monastery at Gardiki № 3

            This remote Monastery (aka abbey) was built in 1830 close to Gardiki (one of the Aspropotamos villages in Trikala County, Greece).

The monastery celebrates on August 23, i.e. on the “Apodosis” of the Assuption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Apodosis (“giving-back”) is the last (8th) day of an ecclesiastical “Octave” or “Afterfeast” with repetition of hymns. Vespers are also chanted there in the previous evening (on Aug 22). The church is completely surrounded (or overwhelmed) by an abundance of lush green vegetation.

Aspropótamos (Greek for “White River”) is a toponym for the 2nd largest Greek river, Acheloös or Achelōos. Achelōos runs for 220 km (137 mi) prior to disgorging its waters into the Ionian Sea. The precipitous flow of the river causes its crystal-clear waters to splash and foam over the many stones scattered throughout the river bed; the White River toponym emanates from the white foam occurring all along the river. Achelōos was worshipped as a god in ancient Greece (son of Ocean and Tēthys or Ocean and Naïás).

Taken on: July 12, 2021

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