Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
Photography / Text: Aristoula Beti
Events
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25/10/2018 - 26/10/2018
Saint Demetrios day in Mytilene island
Location: Greece / North Aegean / Mytilene
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
An old custom in the beautiful island of Mytilene. A bull is taken to the church and then killed. His meat is offered to all participants.
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28/10/2018 - 28/10/2018
Student's parade in Andros
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Andros
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Student's parade, celebrating OXI on October 28, Andros island
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28/10/2018 - 28/10/2018
28th of October. The parade in Larisa city.
Location: Greece / Thessaly / Larisa
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
“Ohi Day” commemorates the rejection by Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas of the ultimatum made by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on the 28th of October 1940, to allow Italian forces to enter Greece or otherwise face war.
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31/10/2018 - 01/11/2018
Agioi Anargyri festival in Kosmas
Location: Greece / Peloponnese / Kosmas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
This is a day when this beautiful village of Peloponnese celebrates, as it is the name day of its patron saints, Saint Anargiri. Two celebrations take place, one during the winter and the second during the summer. This is the smaller one.
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29/11/2018 - 30/11/2018
Saint Andreas name day in the city of Patras
Location: Greece / Peloponnese / Patras
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
This is a very big celebration for the city of Patras in Peloponnese. Saint Andreas is the patron saint of the city and this is his name day, so this celebration is one of the biggest religious celebrations of Patras.
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29/12/2018 - 01/01/2019
New Year fires of Psarades
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Prespes
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Bonfires are lit on New Year's Eve to welcome the New Year. An ancient Pagan (Dionysian) custom on the shore of a beautiful, serene and at the same time surreal small village.
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05/12/2018 - 05/12/2018
Agios Nikolaos in Keratsini
Location: Greece / Attica / Keratsini
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
During Saint Nicholas day, the Icon is carried by boats in a small church in Keratsini, Piraeus. A very interesting custom, taking place in the center of Piraeus.
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23/12/2018 - 23/12/2018
Fires of Giourouki
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Florina
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
While waiting for the fire of Achlada to start at midnight, a custom that takes place in many villages around Florina on December 23, the guys we met there told us to go together at the next village, Giourouki, to see the fire there as well. They would start that earlier than Achlada, since that was a smaller village and most of the local people there would visit the big fire of Achlada later.
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23/12/2018 - 24/12/2018
Kladaries
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Kozani / Siatista
Photography / Text: Aristoula Beti
Every year, after the celebration of Saint Dimitrios, children in Siatista village go to the fields and vineyards in order to gather dry grasses and set up all-night fires
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23/12/2018 - 24/12/2018
Fires of Achlada
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Florina
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
The fires of Christmas is an ancient custom that is very widespread in the villages around Florina in Greece. Large bonfires are being set in central squares and each village tries to make a bigger and better fire than their neighbors.
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27/12/2018 - 27/12/2018
Purpuris
Location: Greece / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace / Didimoticho
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Purpuris will be visiting the houses of the village and dance around their yards. He will wish prosperity and fertility for the year to come and the house owner will treat him with food and drinks, usually Tsipouro.
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27/12/2018 - 27/12/2018
Purpuris custom
Location: Greece / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace / Isaakion
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Purpuris will be visiting the houses of the village and dance around their yards. He will wish prosperity and fertility for the year to come and the house owner will treat him with food and drinks, usually Tsipouro.
