Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Events
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23/04/2018 - 25/04/2018
Feast of St. George at Arachova
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Arachova
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Arachova is a very famous winter destination in Greece, because it combines the ski resort of Parnassus, along with the ancient city of Delphi. Every year, Saint George name day is celebrated and has a particular interest
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20/05/2018 - 21/05/2018
Firewalking in Agia Eleni village
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Ag Eleni
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The famous religious custom of walking on burning coal barefoot. Believers perform a ritual Dionysian dance to get to a state of nirvana before walking on burning coals.
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21/05/2018 - 21/05/2018
Firewalking at Lagadas
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Lagadas
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Annual dancing on fire (Anastenaria) taking place in a village nearby Salonica. A very old custom and very famous in Greece. A lot of people visit from Salonica to see the event.
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25/05/2018 - 25/05/2018
Horses in the sea
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Milies
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
At the seaside village of Kala Nera, 18km away from the city of Volos, local horses take a dive in the water to get blessed by it. A very old annual event.
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25/05/2018 - 25/05/2018
Horses at sea in Kala Nera
Location: Greece / Thessaly / Kala Nera
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A very old custom that takes place in a small seaside village, near Volos. The water of the sea is blessed and soon after dozens of beautiful horses go inside the sea to get the blessing.
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30/05/2018 - 30/05/2018
40km litany in Euboea island
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Sarakiniko
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The longest litany in Greece. 40km or 8 to 9 hours of walking off track.
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14/05/2018 - 15/05/2018
Oil wrestling
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Nigrita
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
They started wrestling. Nobody was backing up. From where I was standing I could not take good pictures. When I approached the wrestlers, the watchers started yelling at me for ruining their view. I decided to be exactly behind the referee in order not to disturb anyone and when I saw something interesting I took pictures as fast as possible.
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20/05/2018 - 21/05/2018
Local traditional custom at Prokopion village
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Prokopi
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
A week before the celebration of Saint John of Russia, the church of Saints Constantine and Helen also celebrates. A litany takes place around the village and food and dancing follows soon after.
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26/05/2018 - 27/05/2018
Feast of St. John the Russian
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Pilgrimage and litany of St. John the Russian
