Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
Events
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14/03/2021 - 14/03/2021
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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22/08/2020 - 21/01/2021
The charcoal producers of Kalamaki village.
Location: Greece / Thessaly / Kileler
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
In a small village, Kalamaki, which lies about 32km away from Larissa city, a rare, close to extinction profession can be found. Traditional coal making can be seen here around the producers' huts.
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01/05/2021 - 04/05/2021
Gomaropazaro. The horses' bazaar in Tirnavos.
Location: Greece / Thessaly / Tirnavos
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
A bazaar for selling, buying and trading horses and mules
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28/10/2021 - 28/10/2021
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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06/01/2022 - 08/01/2022
The custom of Ragoutsaria in Kastoria
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Kastoria
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
The clock was ticking. It was getting dark and more people were going out in the streets, dressed as carnivals, ready to have some good time. You could hear Balkan music everywhere.
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01/01/2022 - 01/01/2022
Koudouniarides of Sarantaporo village
Location: Greece / Thessaly / Sarantaporo
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
After three and a half hours we had walked the whole village and visited every house. The koudouniarides had sung and danced all this time but i was the only one feeling tired and frozen.