Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
Events
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24/02/2019 - 24/02/2019
Annual traditional dance in Athens
Location: Greece / Attica / Pireas
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The World Epirus gathering takes place every year in Athens. People from Epirus from all over Greece would come to show off their costumes and dances.
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24/02/2019 - 24/02/2019
Bell Roads of Thessaloniki
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Thessaloniki
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Every year in Thessaloniki there is help the Bell roads festival. Many groups of people bearing bells (20 to 30 teams each year) from Greece and abroad take part. There are more than 1500 people active. Disguised dancers, musicians, will parade on the streets of the city.
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02/03/2019 - 02/03/2019
The Ghost of Charmaina Carnival of Amfissa
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Άμφισσα
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A custom related to a very old local legend, regarding a ghost protecting a local fountain, Charmaina. The legend said that there were more ghosts protecting other places and they would fight amongst them many times. The locals would hear the screams and hide in their homes. A quite spectacular event which gets very crowded.
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02/03/2019 - 03/03/2019
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.
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03/03/2019 - 03/03/2019
Carnival day in Athens
Location: Greece / Attica / Athens
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Firecrackers, music, drinking and dancing in all the streets of the area until night falls and we always end up in the central square where the maypole is installed.
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07/03/2019 - 07/03/2019
Koudounati (bell bearers) custom in Aperathos village
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Naxos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
An ancient Dionysian custom taking place in one of the most beautiful villages of Naxos island, Aperathos. Men are getting dressed in fur and goat skins and hang bells around their waist to send away evil spirits.
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10/03/2019 - 10/03/2019
Tirnavos Carnival. The forbidden festival
Location: Greece / Thessaly / Tirnavos
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
The phallus is the main subject of the festival. It symbolizes reproduction and fertility.
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06/03/2019 - 07/03/2019
Kordelatoi and Foustanelatoi of Kinidaros, Eggares and Galini
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Naxos
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
Kordelati and Foustanelati at the villages.This is the carnival of Naxos island!
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08/03/2019 - 09/03/2019
Methidotia and Lampadiforia at Naxos carnival
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Naxos
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
God Dionysos with Menades, ancient castles filled with ghosts. This is the carnival of Naxos island!
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10/03/2019 - 11/03/2019
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
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11/03/2019 - 11/03/2019
Flour War in Galaxidi
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Galaxidi
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Alevromoutzouromata (flour smudging) is a very old custom in Galaxidi. A custom that was even taking place during the Ottoman occupation of Greece.
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11/03/2019 - 12/03/2019
Flour wars of Galaxidi on Ash Monday
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Galaxidi
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A two century old custom still holding on.