Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
Events
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06/08/2020 - 06/08/2020
Lentil Festival of Egklouvi
Location: Greece / Ionian Islands / Egklouvi
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
The day before the name day of Saint Donatos, at the small church named after the Saint, near the village of Egklouvi in Lefkada island, the festival of lentils takes place.
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06/08/2020 - 06/08/2020
Christ's church celebration
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
This is a small celebration in a small church in Olympos. The church has a terrific view to the village and many of the women come to the celebration dressed in their traditional dresses.
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05/08/2020 - 06/08/2020
Feast on the Kandili mountain
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Prokopi
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The annual celebration of this church takes place at its beautiful location up in the mountain. It really worths driving through a terrible dirt road to reach.
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05/08/2020 - 07/08/2020
Crocodile festival at the Sepik River
Location: Papua New Guinea / Momase Region / East Sepik Province
Photography / Text: Alexandros Tsoutis
The tribes of upper Sepic gather in this feast wearing traditional costumes and participating in frenzied dances. Feathers of various birds like the mighty Cassowary or the emblematic bird of paradise, shells, grass skirts, teeth of crocodiles and warthogs, bows and spears and of course full body painting are just a few elements of these traditional costumes. The decoration is completed with live baby crocodiles, hanging on men, women and children.
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14/08/2020 - 15/08/2020
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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14/08/2020 - 15/08/2020
Virgin Mary of the Steep Cliff
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Ios
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
The local legend has it that the miraculous icon traveled on a raft, with a lit vigil light always next to it, which was not blown out by either the winds or the waves, leading the religionists from the Turkish-ruled Crete to the coasts of Ios.
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15/08/2020 - 16/08/2020
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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15/08/2020 - 16/08/2020
Assumption of Mary Festival
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
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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14/08/2020 - 15/08/2020
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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14/08/2020 - 15/08/2020
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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13/08/2020 - 15/08/2020
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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16/08/2020 - 17/08/2020
Assumption of Mary next day "secret" feast
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A second feast for the Assumption of Mary, the night after