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A swinging good time at Greek Fest

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The opening ceremony at the annual Yiasou Greek Festival Saturday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church includes the traditional changing of the guard.

The opening ceremony at the annual Yiasou Greek Festival Saturday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church includes the traditional changing of the guard. Started in 1978, the festival has become one of Charlotte's largest cultural events, featuring Greek food, live Greek music and folk dancing, vendors and many other forms of entertainment.
The opening ceremony at the annual Yiasou Greek Festival Saturday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church includes the traditional changing of the guard. Started in 1978, the festival has become one of Charlotte's largest cultural events, featuring Greek food, live Greek music and folk dancing, vendors and many other forms of entertainment. Diedra Laird dlaird@charlotteobserver.com

Started in 1978, the festival on East Boulevard has become one of Charlotte's largest cultural events, featuring Greek food, live Greek music and folk dancing, vendors and other forms of entertainment.

This story was originally published September 9, 2017 at 4:09 PM with the headline "A swinging good time at Greek Fest."

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