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Show Y1AQ flRQEDUFI) By ZI0j GREEKS SALT LAKE, Jan. S. After a week 'of partial fasting, all local visiting Greeks filed into their church yesterday yester-day morning at S30 o'clock, where they took part in the rites and services serv-ices that attend the Greek Christmas. Rev. Parthenios Limberopulos, In long white robe, read the prayer and performed the ceremonies, which are believed by the Greeks to bring down extra blessings on them during this week of holiday, and for the remainder remain-der of tho year. There were specially prepared music and short addresses for the occasion. It was 12 o'clock when tho services were finished, after which the Greeks made their way to the local restaurants and saloons to enjoy a big feast. This special feast, which all loyal Greeks are supposed to keep, consists In eating only certain prepared foods, many of which are imported from their country. Olives form tho main fast diet, mingled with a small quantity quan-tity of lfuts and black bread. As one passes through the streets of Greektown In the early afternoon, ho could not fail to observe that some thing unusual was going on, as all the Greeks, numbering thousands, wore new shoes, which made a nolso that could be heard a block off. Later in the afternoon it wasn't necessary to find your wayto the Latin Lat-in quarters in order to see Greeks. You could meet them on every street and corner ln the business distiict, trailing along, sometimes In single file and somtlmes In a crowd which blocked block-ed tho sidewalks, gazing into the shop windowg or chattering among them-sehes them-sehes for dear life If there was a Greek in tho state who was not In the city yesterday, it ' was because he could not raise tho money to get there, or ho was sick. |