Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: Chloe Kritharas - Devienne
Events
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01/07/2018 - 31/08/2018
Traditional Wedding in Anogia
Location: Greece / Crete / Anogia
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
During the summertime, months of July and August, you might be lucky enough to be invited in a traditional wedding in Anogia, the traditional, highest altitude village of Crete island
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14/08/2018 - 15/08/2018
Pilgrimage in Tinos
Location: Greece / North Aegean / Tinos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Every year on August 15, during the Assumption of Mary, a very dramatic pilgrimage takes place in the island of Tinos. Believers arrive at the church even on their knees.
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15/08/2018 - 16/08/2018
Assumption of Mary Festival
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Olympos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Festival for the Assumption of Mary. All girls in their colourful dresses go to church in Olympos
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15/08/2018 - 16/08/2018
St. Gerasimos day, Kefalonia island
Location: Greece / Ionian Islands / Cephalonia
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
On August 16 every year at the Saint Gerasimos church of Kefalonia island, the relic of the Saint is taken out of the church in a litany and pilgrims lie down on the street to let the relic pass above them, so that they get blessed.
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16/08/2018 - 17/08/2018
Assumption of Mary next day "secret" feast
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Olympos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A second feast for the Assumption of Mary, the night after
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29/08/2018 - 30/08/2018
Day and night in Avlona
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Avlona
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
The days of Avlona as locals call it. After the festival in the ancient city of Vrykous, Olympians go and stay in their houses in Avlona. This is a village near Olympus where Olympians grow vegetables and grapes. Music and dance is present as usual.
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14/08/2018 - 15/08/2018
Greek Christians Crawling to Pray in the Island of Tinos
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Tinos
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Every August 15, Orthodox Christians from all over the world crawl to the church of Our Lady of Tinos in Greece...
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14/08/2018 - 15/08/2018
August 15th in Oxilithos village
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Kimi
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
A morning mass in the Oxilithos village, followed by a big table with comfort food, free for everyone. Beef Casserole is served at the fields around the village.
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24/08/2018 - 25/08/2018
The Festival of Skala Sikamia
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Serifos
Photography / Text: Chloe Kritharas - Devienne
The festival of Skala Sikamia celebrates Saint Nicolas earlier, on a hidden small beach in Serifos Island.
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28/08/2018 - 29/08/2018
Festival of Saint John in the ancient city of Vrykous
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Olympos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
This is a very old custom that takes place in the ancient city of Vrykous, in the island of Karpathos. The cave church of Saint John celebrates and the believers walk for one and a half hour from the nearest village through a difficult road.
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13/08/2018 - 15/08/2018
Virgin Mary's snakes
Location: Greece / Ionian Islands / Kefalonia
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Every year, a few days before the Assumption of Mary, the snakes get out nearby the church of Mary of the snakes. Crowds of believers come by to see the snakes and even touch them so that they get blessed by them.
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01/08/2018 - 15/08/2018
Pilgrims of Panagia Charakiani in Rethymnon
Location: Greece / Crete / Mylopotamos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
GREECE. Crete island. Rethymnon . Monastery of Virgin Mary of the Rock (Panagia Charakiani). Pilgrims living for 15 days in self made sheds around the Monastery, for the fast before the Assumption of Mary.
