Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
Photography / Text: Chloe Kritharas - Devienne
Events
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13/08/2020 - 15/08/2020
Virgin Mary's snakes
Location: Greece / Ionian Islands / Kefalonia
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Every year, a few days before the Assumption of Mary, the snakes get out nearby the church of Mary of the snakes. Crowds of believers come by to see the snakes and even touch them so that they get blessed by them.
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16/08/2020 - 17/08/2020
Assumption of Mary next day "secret" feast
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A second feast for the Assumption of Mary, the night after
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16/08/2020 - 17/08/2020
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.
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22/08/2020 - 23/08/2020
Celebration of Saint Agathe at Aitolikon
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Etoliko
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
I saw people hanging from the windows trying to get a glimpse of the parade. I squeezed to the opposite wall trying to fit the scene inside my 20mm lens. I waited patiently for a horse to enter the frame before I captured the photo.
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29/08/2020 - 30/08/2020
Day and night in Avlona
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
The days of Avlona as locals call it. After the festival in the ancient city of Vrykous, Olympians go and stay in their houses in Avlona. This is a village near Olympus where Olympians grow vegetables and grapes. Music and dance is present as usual.
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24/08/2020 - 25/08/2020
The Festival of Skala Sikamia
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Serifos
Photography / Text: Chloe Kritharas - Devienne
The festival of Skala Sikamia celebrates Saint Nicolas earlier, on a hidden small beach in Serifos Island.
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28/08/2020 - 29/08/2020
Festival of Saint John in the ancient city of Vrykous
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Olympos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
This is a very old custom that takes place in the ancient city of Vrykous, in the island of Karpathos. The cave church of Saint John celebrates and the believers walk for one and a half hour from the nearest village through a difficult road.
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12/08/2020 - 20/08/2020
Panagia Kyra Psili of Kalymnos
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Kalymnos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Eight days in Kalymnos of Dodecanese, to live the celebration of Panagia Kyra Psili on August 15 and meet the local people and the traditions of the island.
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12/08/2020 - 20/08/2020
August at Kalymnos island
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Kalymnos
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Every place has its own customs but Kalymnos has some of the less known, hidden traditions in Greece.
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21/08/2020 - 31/08/2020
Kos and Saint Fanourios celebration in Mastichari
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Kos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Some summers after my teenage years I spent in Kos. One of my childhood friends originated from the island and we went to his vacation home. So I have plenty of pleasant memories from this island and now that I photograph all over Greece, I could not neglect it. I know of course that the tourist industry has the upper hand since then, but like every place in Greece, Kos has a great tradition behind, which I was determined to discover. Among hordes of tourists looking for cheap blue and vitamin D, some residents try to preserve what may have been left from past times.
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01/08/2020 - 15/08/2020
Pilgrims of Panagia Charakiani in Rethymnon
Location: Greece / Crete / Mylopotamos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
GREECE. Crete island. Rethymnon . Monastery of Virgin Mary of the Rock (Panagia Charakiani). Pilgrims living for 15 days in self made sheds around the Monastery, for the fast before the Assumption of Mary.
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08/08/2020 - 29/08/2020
August in Crete island
Location: Greece / Crete / Rethimno
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
A very special month in a unique corner of not only Greece but of the whole world.