Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Events
-
02/02/2021 - 03/02/2021
San Simeon festival, winter season
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Missolonghi
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The winter edition of San Simeon festival of the city of Missolonghi. All nighters inside huts in the woods around the monastery of San Simeon.
-
02/02/2021 - 03/02/2021
Winter festival of Saint Simeon
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Iera Poli Messologgiou
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
An ecstatic festival of drinking and dancing to Dionysian rhythms takes place in the historic city of Missolonghi.
-
13/03/2021 - 14/03/2021
Carnival day at Amfissa
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Amfissa
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
An annual pagan custom takes place at the Town of Amfissa. The night of the sprites, takes place on the Saturday just before Ash Monday. A custom that can be combined with flour wars of Galaxidi, taking place on Ash Monday.
-
14/03/2021 - 15/03/2021
Carnival in Zante
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Zante
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A Venetian style carnival taking place in Zante. You can experience the Italian influence in the culture of the island
-
26/03/2021 - 26/03/2021
Battle of Klisova reenactment
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Missolonghi
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
An epic battle in Missolonghi lagoon.
-
20/06/2021 - 21/06/2021
Summer festival of Saint Simeon
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Missolonghi
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
An ecstatic festival of drinking and dancing to Dionysian rhythms takes place in the historic city of Missolonghi. The grand event is the parade of the horses along with the arm bearers.
-
20/06/2021 - 21/06/2021
San Simeon, summer season
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Mesolonghi
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
This customs takes place twice a year in the Historic Town of Missolonghi. This is the summer one, which is much more crowded than the winter one and lasts for three consecutive days.
-
22/08/2021 - 23/08/2021
Celebration of Saint Agathe at Aitolikon
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Etoliko
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
I saw people hanging from the windows trying to get a glimpse of the parade. I squeezed to the opposite wall trying to fit the scene inside my 20mm lens. I waited patiently for a horse to enter the frame before I captured the photo.