Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: Aristoula Beti
Events
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28/10/2019 - 28/10/2019
28th of October. The parade in Larisa city.
Location: Greece / Thessaly / Larisa
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
“Ohi Day” commemorates the rejection by Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas of the ultimatum made by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on the 28th of October 1940, to allow Italian forces to enter Greece or otherwise face war.
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31/10/2019 - 01/11/2019
Agioi Anargyri festival in Kosmas
Location: Greece / Peloponnese / Kosmas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
This is a day when this beautiful village of Peloponnese celebrates, as it is the name day of its patron saints, Saint Anargiri. Two celebrations take place, one during the winter and the second during the summer. This is the smaller one.
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07/11/2019 - 08/11/2019
Saint Michael the Archangel at Karpathos island
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Below is a house I see something I have never seen before elsewhere in Greece. An image of Christ who smiles. I go in and stare at him for a while. I liked the idea.
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10/11/2019 - 11/11/2019
Saint Minas at Karpathos island
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
After eating a delicious food, singing starts. There are local musicians playing. Oldest men sing first, the priest also. In a while, dancing starts. This will last until morning.
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20/11/2019 - 21/11/2019
12km litany in Skiathos island
Location: Greece / North Aegean / Skiathos
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
A lot of people come and stay in the monastery until late, chanting for the icon. I found a small cell with a fireplace and I decided to sleep there with a local guy since I should get up before sunrise to follow the litany. Most of the people have left, headed back home, planning to arrive in the morning, for the litany.
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29/11/2019 - 30/11/2019
Saint Andreas name day in the city of Patras
Location: Greece / Peloponnese / Patras
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
This is a very big celebration for the city of Patras in Peloponnese. Saint Andreas is the patron saint of the city and this is his name day, so this celebration is one of the biggest religious celebrations of Patras.
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29/12/2019 - 30/12/2019
Big fire at Great Prespa Lake
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Prespes
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Annual custom with large bonfires in lake of Great Prespa. A lake between three countries among surreal scenery. A way to celebrate the year to come.
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29/12/2019 - 01/01/2020
New Year fires of Psarades
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Prespes
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Bonfires are lit on New Year's Eve to welcome the New Year. An ancient Pagan (Dionysian) custom on the shore of a beautiful, serene and at the same time surreal small village.
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05/12/2019 - 05/12/2019
Agios Nikolaos in Keratsini
Location: Greece / Attica / Keratsini
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
During Saint Nicholas day, the Icon is carried by boats in a small church in Keratsini, Piraeus. A very interesting custom, taking place in the center of Piraeus.
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23/12/2019 - 24/12/2019
Fires of Achlada
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Florina
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
The fires of Christmas is an ancient custom that is very widespread in the villages around Florina in Greece. Large bonfires are being set in central squares and each village tries to make a bigger and better fire than their neighbors.
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23/12/2019 - 24/12/2019
Kladaries
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Kozani / Siatista
Photography / Text: Aristoula Beti
Every year, after the celebration of Saint Dimitrios, children in Siatista village go to the fields and vineyards in order to gather dry grasses and set up all-night fires
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23/12/2019 - 23/12/2019
Fires of Giourouki
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Florina
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
While waiting for the fire of Achlada to start at midnight, a custom that takes place in many villages around Florina on December 23, the guys we met there told us to go together at the next village, Giourouki, to see the fire there as well. They would start that earlier than Achlada, since that was a smaller village and most of the local people there would visit the big fire of Achlada later.