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Easter Tuesday (Lambri Triti) at Olympos village - Greece. South Aegean. Karpathos. © Michael Pappas
Apr14
Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
14 April 05:00 - 15 April 02:00

Easter Tuesday (Lambri Triti) at Olympos village

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.

Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Easter Tuesday in Olympos - Greece. South Aegean. Karpathos. © George Tatakis
Apr14
Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
14 April 05:00 - 15 April 03:00

Easter Tuesday in Olympos

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.

Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Good Friday in Santorini island - Greece. South Aegean. Santorini. © North2South Photographers
Apr17
Greece / South Aegean / Santorini
17 April 17:00 - 17 April 21:00

Good Friday in Santorini island

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.

Photography / Text: North2South Photographers
Orthodox Easter in Kastellorizon island - Greece. South Aegean. Kastellorizon. © Michael Pappas
Apr13
Greece / South Aegean / Kastellorizon
13 April 09:00 - 20 April 07:00

Orthodox Easter in Kastellorizon island

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.

Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Easter at Karpathos island - Greece. South Aegean. Karpathos. © Michael Pappas
Apr13
Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
13 April 07:00 - 20 April 20:59

Easter at Karpathos island

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.

Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Byzantine Easter in Olympos - Greece. South Aegean. Karpathos. © George Tatakis
Apr13
Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
13 April 07:00 - 20 April 20:00

Byzantine Easter in Olympos

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.

Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Easter in Kastellorizon island - Greece. South Aegean. Kastellorizon. © George Tatakis
Apr13
Greece / South Aegean / Kastellorizon
13 April 07:00 - 20 April 10:00

Easter in Kastellorizon island

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.

Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Celebration of Elias the Prophet - Greece. South Aegean. Sifnos. © Michael Pappas
Jul19
Greece / South Aegean / Sifnos
19 July 07:00 - 20 July 12:00

Celebration of Elias the Prophet

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.

Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Elias the Prophet Celebration - Greece. South Aegean. Sifnos. © George Tatakis
Jul19
Greece / South Aegean / Sifnos
19 July 07:00 - 20 July 15:00

Elias the Prophet Celebration

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.

Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Christ's church celebration - Greece. South Aegean. Karpathos. © George Tatakis
Aug06
Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
06 August 05:00 - 06 August 09:00

Christ's church celebration

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.

Photography / Text: George Tatakis
The view of the white church - Greece. South Aegean. Ios. © Antonios Chrysakis
Aug14
Greece / South Aegean / Ios
14 August 16:30 - 15 August 09:00

Virgin Mary of the Steep Cliff

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.

Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
Assumption of Mary Festival - Greece. South Aegean. Karpathos. © George Tatakis
Aug15
Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
15 August 05:00 - 16 August 04:00

Assumption of Mary Festival

Festival for the Assumption of Mary. All girls in their colourful dresses go to church in Olympos

Photography / Text: George Tatakis