Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
Events
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08/01/2021 - 09/01/2021
Final day of Babiden
Location: Greece / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace / Prosotsani
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Some of the people in the village would dress up in goat's skin and carry large pastoral bells around their waists. The idea is to look scary enough so they would be able to scare away the kallikantzaroi
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08/01/2021 - 08/01/2021
Babugeri during Epiphany
Location: Greece / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace / Kali Vryssi
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Pagan custom in the village of Kali Vryssi
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06/01/2021 - 08/01/2021
Dionysian custom in Volakas village
Location: Greece / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace / Volakas
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The Epiphany days in the village of Volakas. From newlywed couples dancing in freezing water, to scary animal looking masquerade of pastoral bell bearers
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01/01/2021 - 01/01/2021
Kukeri of Simitli
Location: Bulgaria / Yugozapaden / Blagoevgrad
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
During the first day of the year, in the town of Simitli in Bulgaria, the Kukeri custom takes place. A Dionysian custom from Thrace, where people are dressed in goat's skin, trying to chase away the Kallikantzaroi of Christmas.
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01/01/2021 - 01/01/2021
New year Carnival in Klisoura
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Klisoura
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Carnival in the Macedonian warrior uniform
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02/01/2021 - 02/01/2021
Carnival wedding in Germas village
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Ionas Dragoumis
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A fake wedding with music, wine and all
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31/12/2020 - 01/01/2021
New Year's Eve in Argos Orestikon
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Argos Orestiko
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Very different New Year celebration with groups of brass instrument players, playing and dancing around the town
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18/12/2020 - 07/01/2021
Momoyer in Kallithea
Location: Greece / Attica / Kallithea
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
The annual Pontic event of Momoyer, taking place in Kallithea, Athens. The party is getting ready in the local club and hits the road with Momoyers teasing and performing theatricals around the streets of the city.
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07/03/2021 - 07/03/2021
Carnival day in Athens
Location: Greece / Attica / Athens
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Firecrackers, music, drinking and dancing in all the streets of the area until night falls and we always end up in the central square where the maypole is installed.
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11/03/2021 - 11/03/2021
Koudounati (bell bearers) custom in Aperathos village
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Naxos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
An ancient Dionysian custom taking place in one of the most beautiful villages of Naxos island, Aperathos. Men are getting dressed in fur and goat skins and hang bells around their waist to send away evil spirits.
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13/03/2021 - 13/03/2021
The Ghost of Charmaina Carnival of Amfissa
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Άμφισσα
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A custom related to a very old local legend, regarding a ghost protecting a local fountain, Charmaina. The legend said that there were more ghosts protecting other places and they would fight amongst them many times. The locals would hear the screams and hide in their homes. A quite spectacular event which gets very crowded.
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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.