Photography / Text: Wenpeng Lu
Photography / Text: Gui Galembeck
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Events
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22/10/2019 - 22/10/2019
Feira de São Joaquim
Location: Brazil / Northeast Region / Salvador de Bahia
Photography / Text: Wenpeng Lu
Latin American markets are among the most vibrant and colored of all, especially in Brazil. And in Brazil, no place is more vividly textured than Salvador de Bahia. One of the most ancient cities of the country, Bahia has kept alive its long and sometimes rough history.
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21/10/2019 - 22/10/2019
Traveling the Indian Railway Life
Location: India / North India / New Delhi
Photography / Text: Gui Galembeck
Unless you are staying on an Indian friend's house, the most fun and true way of getting to know the day-to-day and customs of the Indians is to use the Indian rail network.
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01/01/2020 - 01/01/2020
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.
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01/01/2020 - 01/01/2020
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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01/01/2020 - 01/01/2020
New year Carnival in Klisoura
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Klisoura
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Carnival in the Macedonian warrior uniform
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02/01/2020 - 02/01/2020
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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31/12/2019 - 01/01/2020
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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06/01/2020 - 06/01/2020
Epiphany day in Athens
Location: Greece / Attica / Pireas
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The annual custom of blessing the water, at the center of Piraeus, in Piraiki port. The cross is cast into the sea and people dive in to catch it. This will give them luck for the following year.
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06/01/2020 - 06/01/2020
Charapides of Pagoneri
Location: Greece / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace / Pagoneri
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Bell bearers, ancient Pagan custom during Epiphany in a secluded beautiful village of Drama with very interesting architecture.
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06/01/2020 - 06/01/2020
Arapides of Profitis
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Egnatia
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
On the day of Epiphany, January 6, in a village nearby Thessaloniki, called Profitis (Prophet), the custom of Arapides takes place. This is a Dionysian custom where people of the village are dressed in goat's skin, wear colorful long hats and hang large pastoral bells around their waists to scare away the Kallikantzaroi.
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06/01/2020 - 06/01/2020
Arapides of Monastiraki
Location: Greece / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace / Monastiraki
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
If you are up to a really early start for the day, check this one out
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06/01/2020 - 06/01/2020
Blessing of the water in Koronea Lake
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Lagkadas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
On January 6, the water is blessed and a cross is being cast in the sea, lake or nearby river for that purpose. Some men will dive in to catch the cross. The one who gets it will have luck in the following year.