Events
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17/01/2021 - 19/01/2021
Firewalking in Agia Eleni village
Location: Greece / Central Macedonia / Agia Eleni
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
You can see the pain in some firewalkers' face, some others show no expression or emotion. This year, there is one girl that will participate in this custom for the first time. After two hurtful tries, she stops, but not because she was hurting as she said but because she felt sad since Saint Konstantin and Saint Helena did not help her, did not blessed her by making her capable of walking on fire.
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21/10/2020 - 23/10/2020
Saint Averky on Santorini island
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Santorini
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Saint Averky is the protector of wines, at least in Santorini island. Santorini has two churches after Saint Averky, a name not too common in Greece, one in Pyrgos and the other in Emporio villages. On his name day, the winemakers of Santorini open the new wine barrels as a custom. This is what I wanted to experience and by the way taste some of the brilliant wine that Santorini makes.
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26/04/2021 - 03/05/2021
Byzantine Easter in Olympos
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Olympos is a rather secluded place in Karpathos island where traditions are fading in a very small pace. They consider themselves descendants of the Byzantine empire and is one of the few places in the world where a visitor can experience Byzantine traditions.
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05/12/2020 - 05/12/2020
Agios Nikolaos in Keratsini
Location: Greece / Attica / Keratsini
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
During Saint Nicholas day, the Icon is carried by boats in a small church in Keratsini, Piraeus. A very interesting custom, taking place in the center of Piraeus.
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18/10/2021 - 20/10/2021
Chirosfaya in Menites
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Menites
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
A three day festival where a boar is cooked and prepared in the traditional way
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12/03/2021 - 13/03/2021
Methidotia and Lampadiforia at Naxos carnival
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Naxos
Photography / Text: Antonios Chrysakis
God Dionysos with Menades, ancient castles filled with ghosts. This is the carnival of Naxos island!
Regions
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Greece
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
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Greece
Central Macedonia
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Greece
Western Greece
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Greece
Thessaly
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Greece
Western Macedonia
Prints
Stories
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Lilac flowers
As May approaches, the lilac flowers start to bloom, and sometimes in the countryside where all is so well preserved it is really beautiful to see it happening. I think children enjoy this event the best. They always play in the lilac bushes, they sometimes pick flowers from them and take them home. It is really beautiful and pure to participate at this joy.
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A full day in Anogeia
Anogia is a small but very important village in the centre of Crete island in Greece. I spent one month during the summer in Anogia. Sometimes you just wouldn't drive for one or two hours to the beaches. But, hey, lots of things to see in this interesting place!