Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
Photography / Text: Roy Rozanski
Events
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05/05/2019 - 06/05/2019
Kakava and Hidirellez Romani spring festival in Edirne
Location: Turkey / Marmara Region / Edirne Merkez
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
In Edirne in Turkey (Adrianoupolis), a great gathering of Romani people, as well as visitors, takes place around the fields of the Pehlivani stadium (Sarayici Campus) each year.
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21/05/2019 - 21/05/2019
Firewalking at Lagadas
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Lagadas
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Annual dancing on fire (Anastenaria) taking place in a village nearby Salonica. A very old custom and very famous in Greece. A lot of people visit from Salonica to see the event.
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08/06/2019 - 09/06/2019
Athens pride
Location: Greece / Attica / Athina
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
That's all it was, a big gathering of people, a party...
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08/06/2019 - 09/06/2019
Tel Aviv Pride Parade
Location: Israel / Tel Aviv District / Tel Aviv
Photography / Text: Roy Rozanski
Tel Aviv Pride Parade through the eyes of a street photographer
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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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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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05/08/2019 - 06/08/2019
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.