Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Events
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25/06/2018 - 26/06/2018
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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27/07/2018 - 27/07/2018
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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19/07/2018 - 20/07/2018
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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19/07/2018 - 20/07/2018
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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06/08/2018 - 06/08/2018
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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15/08/2018 - 16/08/2018
Assumption of Mary Festival
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Olimpos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Festival for the Assumption of Mary. All girls in their colourful dresses go to church in Olympos
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29/08/2018 - 30/08/2018
Day and night in Avlona
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Avlona
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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05/08/2018 - 06/08/2018
Feast on the Kandili mountain
Location: Greece / Central Greece / Prokopi
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The annual celebration of this church takes place at its beautiful location up in the mountain. It really worths driving through a terrible dirt road to reach.
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05/08/2018 - 07/08/2018
Crocodile festival at the Sepik River
Location: Papua New Guinea / Momase Region / East Sepik Province
Photography / Text: Alexandros Tsoutis
The tribes of upper Sepic gather in this feast wearing traditional costumes and participating in frenzied dances. Feathers of various birds like the mighty Cassowary or the emblematic bird of paradise, shells, grass skirts, teeth of crocodiles and warthogs, bows and spears and of course full body painting are just a few elements of these traditional costumes. The decoration is completed with live baby crocodiles, hanging on men, women and children.
