Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
Events
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14/06/2019 - 16/06/2019
Beach festival at Matala, Crete
Location: Greece / Crete / Timpaki
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The annual festival of Matala beach. A large hippie movement used to live here in the nearby caves. Every summer, a festival is organized with music and dancing until the morning.
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23/06/2019 - 23/06/2019
The Sarakatsani
Location: Greece / Thessaly / Trikala
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Suddenly I hear a loud noise and songs and then I see them in a row going out through the woods. The point where they come out is green, full of tall ferns and dense firs. I'm lucky, it's worth it, the bad weather also helps.
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16/06/2019 - 17/06/2019
Summer festival of Saint Simeon
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Missolonghi
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
An ecstatic festival of drinking and dancing to Dionysian rhythms takes place in the historic city of Missolonghi. The grand event is the parade of the horses along with the arm bearers.
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16/06/2019 - 17/06/2019
San Simeon, summer season
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Mesolonghi
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
This customs takes place twice a year in the Historic Town of Missolonghi. This is the summer one, which is much more crowded than the winter one and lasts for three consecutive days.
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19/06/2019 - 20/06/2019
Festival on Falakro mountain
Location: Greece / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace / Volakas
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The riders make a circle around the chapel. They start galloping around it many times. They are holding the icon and keep on yelling.
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25/06/2019 - 26/06/2019
Klidona's custom in Athens
Location: Greece / Attica / Athens
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
During the name day of Saint John Klidonas bonfires are lit in many places around Greece and people jump above them. This one happens in the center of Athens.
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19/07/2019 - 20/07/2019
Celebration of Elias the Prophet
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Sifnos
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
An annual feast to celebrate Elias the prophet nameday. Taking place on July 20 every year at a beautiful monastery, at the highest peak of Sifnos island in Greece.
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19/07/2019 - 20/07/2019
Elias the Prophet Celebration
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Sifnos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A beautiful celebration on Elias the Prophet name day celebration, in a Monastery at the highest peak of Sifnos island, a typical small island in the heart of the Aegean. Evening Mass is followed by dinner, drinking and loads of music and dancing till the next morning.
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27/07/2019 - 27/07/2019
Festival of Saint Panteleimonas
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Vlasti
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The monastery of Saint Panteleimon, near Vlasti Kozanis, celebrates its patron saint. Many pilgrims arrive to pray and at the same time the villagers climb the mountain on the back of their horses.
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06/08/2019 - 06/08/2019
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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06/08/2019 - 06/08/2019
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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10/08/2019 - 11/08/2019
Fireworks show at Jökulsárlón
Location: Iceland / Eastern Region (Austurland) / Seegebiet Mansfelder Land
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
Illuminated icebergs bathed in color from the magnificent firework show, in one of nature's most spectacular surroundings, creates an extraordinary experience for spectators.