Orthodox Gift Guides
What to give for a name day, a baptism, a chrismation, a wedding, Christmas or Pascha, and from a godparent: the customs of each tradition and the gifts that keep them.
Name Day Gifts: What to Give on an Orthodox Name Day
What to give on an Orthodox name day: the patron saint’s icon first, then a cross, a prayer rope or a printed prayer, with common names, their saints and both calendar dates.Read the gift guide
Orthodox Baptism Gifts: The Cross, the Icon and the Customs
What Orthodox families give at a baptism, who usually gives it, and what each gift means: the cross, the patron saint and Guardian Angel icon, the candle and the white garment.Read the gift guide
Godparent Gifts: Orthodox Gifts For and From Godparents
What an Orthodox godparent traditionally gives at the baptism and through the years, and how parents can thank the godparents: a patron saint icon, a prayer rope, a cross.Read the gift guide
Chrismation Gifts for Converts and Catechumens
What to give someone becoming Orthodox: gifts for the catechumenate, for the day of chrismation, from the sponsor and for a family received together, with what each one means.Read the gift guide
Orthodox Christmas Gifts: Icons, Crosses and St Nicholas Day
What to give an Orthodox Christian for the Nativity (25 December or 7 January) and for St Nicholas Day (6 or 19 December): icons, crosses and gift sets, with the dates to order by.Read the gift guide
Pascha (Orthodox Easter) Gifts for 2 May 2027
Pascha 2027 is 2 May for all Orthodox, on both calendars. What to give for Orthodox Easter: crosses and icons for godchildren, family and the newly received, with the customs behind them.Read the gift guide
Orthodox Wedding Gifts: The Wedding Icons, Crosses and More
What to give an Orthodox couple: the pair of wedding icons of Christ and the Mother of God, crosses, and the start of their icon corner, with the crowning, the common cup and the stefana explained.Read the gift guide
Gifts for Those Who Serve: Military, Police, Firefighters and EMTs
The saints Orthodox Christians ask to stand by those who serve, St Michael, St George and St John the Warrior, and the medallions, icons and sets to give a soldier, officer, firefighter or EMT.Read the gift guide
