Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
Events
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29/08/2019 - 30/08/2019
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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08/08/2019 - 29/08/2019
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.
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01/07/2019 - 31/08/2019
Traditional Wedding in Anogia
Location: Greece / Crete / Anogia
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
During the summertime, months of July and August, you might be lucky enough to be invited in a traditional wedding in Anogia, the traditional, highest altitude village of Crete island
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04/09/2019 - 05/09/2019
Saint Zacharias Festival in Saria
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Saria
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A small but beautiful festival in the small island of Saria, next to Karpathos. The festival is a celebration of the small, family owned church of Saint Zacharias, on his name day, September 5.
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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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18/12/2019 - 25/12/2019
Momoyer in Athens
Location: Greece / Attica / Kallithea
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Every year, during the twelve days of Christmas, the Momoyer come out to dance and wish for a prosperous, fertile New Year. An ancient pagan custom brought in Greece by the people of Black Sea.
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01/01/2020 - 01/01/2020
Koudouniarides of Sarantaporo village
Location: Greece / Thessaly / Sarantaporo
Photography / Text: Vaggelis Kousioras
After three and a half hours we had walked the whole village and visited every house. The koudouniarides had sung and danced all this time but i was the only one feeling tired and frozen.
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07/01/2020 - 08/01/2020
Gynecocracy at Monoklisia village
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Monokklisia
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Some women visit home to home to invite others to the feast. They go into the yards, they chase chickens, dance, eat doughnuts made by housewives to cure them, drink wine. This goes on in every house and on the streets of the village.
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18/01/2020 - 19/01/2020
Ethiopian Epiphany day in Athens
Location: Greece / Attica / Athina
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Epiphany day at the Ethiopian church in Athens. A different mass compared to the Western Christian ones, with lots of music and dancing.
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18/12/2019 - 07/01/2020
Momoyer in Kallithea
Location: Greece / Attica / Kallithea
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
The annual Pontic event of Momoyer, taking place in Kallithea, Athens. The party is getting ready in the local club and hits the road with Momoyers teasing and performing theatricals around the streets of the city.
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02/02/2020 - 03/02/2020
Winter festival of Saint Simeon
Location: Greece / Western Greece / Iera Poli Messologgiou
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
An ecstatic festival of drinking and dancing to Dionysian rhythms takes place in the historic city of Missolonghi.