For everything from troubled hearts to lost keys, Greeks bake cakes for a wish-granting saint
- ILION, Greece -- For the careless and despairing alike, there’s a special day on the Orthodox Christian calendar to provide relief — with the help of some orange-flavored cake.
- Thousands of pilgrims gathered late Wednesday and Thursday at the Church of St.
- Fanourios, 10 kilometers (6 miles) northwest of Athens, with their baked offerings.
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- ILION, Greece -- For the careless and despairing alike, there’s a special day on the Orthodox Christian calendar to provide relief — with the help of some orange-flavored cake.
- Thousands of pilgrims gathered late Wednesday and Thursday at the Church of St.
- Fanourios, 10 kilometers (6 miles) northwest of Athens, with their baked offerings.
Sources: ABC News