The Consulate of Canada in Thessaloniki, in cooperation with the network ‘Friends of Canada’, and in the presence of H.E. Sonya Thissen, Ambassador of Canada to the Hellenic Republic, hosted a Vasilopita Cutting at 18.00 on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Le Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki.
Photo: Vasilopita being cut by (L-R): Pantelis Petmezas (Canadian Consul in Thessaloniki), H.E. Sonya Thissen (Ambassador of Canada to the Hellenic Republic) and Kathryn Lukey-Coutsocostas (Friends of Canada coordinator)
Event photos: Taken by (alphabetically) Steven Adamantidis, GG Coutsocostas, Vasilios Karpathios (for the Consulate of Thessaloniki), and Joanne Xilourgidou (our star FoC photographer!)
