Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: North2South Photographers
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
Events
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23/04/2019 - 24/04/2019
Easter Tuesday (Lambri Triti) at Olympos village
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The biggest ceremony of the year in Olympos village of Karpathos. During this Byzantine custom, the Icons from the main church are being carried on people's shoulders around the village to perform memorials at the other churches and the cemetery.
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23/04/2019 - 24/04/2019
Easter Tuesday in Olympos
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
The traditional Easter in Olympos comes to its peak on Easter Tuesday, that is the Tuesday after the Easter. The Icons of the central church are carried around the village.
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26/04/2019 - 27/04/2019
Good Friday in Santorini island
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Santorini
Photography / Text: North2South Photographers
Once in a year in Santorini island and during the Holy Week of the Greek Orthodox Easter a one-of-a-kind Epitaph procession takes place at the quaint village of Pyrgos.
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22/04/2019 - 29/04/2019
Orthodox Easter in Kastellorizon island
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Kastellorizon
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Kastellorizon is the Easternmost island of Greece, very near the shore of Turkey and the city of Kas. I have spent two weeks during the Greek Orthodox Easter on the island and got to see the customs and meet very interesting local people.
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22/04/2019 - 29/04/2019
Easter at Karpathos island
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Olympos is a rather secluded place in Karpathos island where traditions are fading in a very small pace. They consider themselves descendants of the Byzantine empire and is one of the few places in the world where a visitor can experience Byzantine traditions.
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22/04/2019 - 29/04/2019
Byzantine Easter in Olympos
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Olympos is a rather secluded place in Karpathos island where traditions are fading in a very small pace. They consider themselves descendants of the Byzantine empire and is one of the few places in the world where a visitor can experience Byzantine traditions.
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22/04/2019 - 29/04/2019
Easter in Kastellorizon island
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Kastellorizon
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Kastellorizon is the Easternmost island of Greece, very near the shore of Turkey and the city of Kas. I have spent two weeks during the Greek Orthodox Easter on the island and got to see the customs and meet very interesting local people.
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19/07/2019 - 20/07/2019
Celebration of Elias the Prophet
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Sifnos
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
An annual feast to celebrate Elias the prophet nameday. Taking place on July 20 every year at a beautiful monastery, at the highest peak of Sifnos island in Greece.
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19/07/2019 - 20/07/2019
Elias the Prophet Celebration
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Sifnos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A beautiful celebration on Elias the Prophet name day celebration, in a Monastery at the highest peak of Sifnos island, a typical small island in the heart of the Aegean. Evening Mass is followed by dinner, drinking and loads of music and dancing till the next morning.
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06/08/2019 - 06/08/2019
Christ's church celebration
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
This is a small celebration in a small church in Olympos. The church has a terrific view to the village and many of the women come to the celebration dressed in their traditional dresses.
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14/08/2019 - 15/08/2019
Virgin Mary of the Steep Cliff
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Ios
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
The local legend has it that the miraculous icon traveled on a raft, with a lit vigil light always next to it, which was not blown out by either the winds or the waves, leading the religionists from the Turkish-ruled Crete to the coasts of Ios.
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15/08/2019 - 16/08/2019
Assumption of Mary Festival
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Festival for the Assumption of Mary. All girls in their colourful dresses go to church in Olympos