Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Events
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05/05/2020 - 06/05/2020
Kakava and Hidirellez Romani spring festival in Edirne
Location: Turkey / Marmara Region / Edirne Merkez
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
In Edirne in Turkey (Adrianoupolis), a great gathering of Romani people, as well as visitors, takes place around the fields of the Pehlivani stadium (Sarayici Campus) each year.
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14/05/2020 - 15/05/2020
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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20/05/2020 - 21/05/2020
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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21/05/2020 - 21/05/2020
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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20/05/2020 - 21/05/2020
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.