Christening present for Greek Orthadox?

Hi can someone give me any tips on a christening present for a Greek Orthadox family,not sure what to buy for their baby,also how long are these christening/Baptism,do they go for more than an hour? any help would be appreciated,thanks in advance.

i've been to a few Orthodox christenings/baptisms and they tend to be fairly long, and, in a tradtional one - mostly not in English! as a kid, i hated them with a passion :lol: i have a lot more respect for the religion now, and even if i don't understand a lot of what is being said, i can follow the ceremony. they do outfit changes and things like that, so it can be a bit longer than your average christian ceremony

as to gifts - they are many and varied. it really depends on the people you are giving the gift too. i've always asked the parents directly what they want - things like clothes never go astray. a lot of people will give money to be put away for baby, some will buy big gifts. it really depends on your budget to be honest. i would think, being that you're obviously not Orthodox yourself, avoid anything with a religious conotation that may be inapprpriate, and go for something special for the child - perhaps look at what has been mentioned in other threads - and just avoid the religious items!

We went to one about 2 years ago and I think it went for almost an hour. Like you we had no idea what gift to get? I thought it best to stay away from religious items and I bought a really pretty picture frame. I would maybe ask the parents if you can and see what they prefer. If not then here are a few suggestions from what my DD got for her christening: jewellery, jewellery box, clothes, children's bible, books, money box, bookends, money.

Thanks for your tips and hints,Briggy`s girl and Sangie.It`s actually my cousin`s little boy getting Baptised,but I don`t see them very often,she married a greek fellow,and has adopted alot of greek customs,even though she is Australian,I didn`t go to her first born boys Baptism as I was in hossy having my own bub,so i had no idea what to expect,tbh,i realy don`t feel like going with my tribe of kids,even though they are good kids,seems like they carry on with alot of stuff.thanks again.:rolleyes: