Carnival customs, Kyklades

Nikitas Amorgianos
In the islands of the Cyclades, the main elements of the Carnival are, as everywhere in country, the joy, the jokes and the disguises that give an ...

Wedding, Mytilene

Ellinismos Online
Homemade treats and bridal sweets are also well kept in Mytilene, where housewives take advantage of the fruit season to make the famous spoon sweets ...

Wedding, Kyklades

Anastasia Nisiotissa
AMORGOS In beautiful Amorgos, custom says that wrapped pastel bushes or pastel slices are offered on wedding day on lemon leaves. Along with a glass ...

Christmas customs, Kyklades

Anastasia Nisiotissa
In the Cyclades islands, the celebrations for "Dodekaimeron" (Christmas, New Year's Day, and Epiphany) have a special, unique identity, which varies ...

Christmas customs, Lesvos

Ellinismos Online
«CHRISTMAS CAROLS» On the evening of Christmas, the priest and the children chant Christmas carols and songs in the forum of the village or in the ...

Christmas customs, Samos

Anastasia Nisiotissa
On Christmas days, they make all the desserts to sweeten the newborn Christ while they are slaughtering the pork to make the so-called "pihti", that ...

Christmas customs, Dodekanisa

Anastasia Nisiotissa
"Choirosfagia", "giaprakia"and diples" The inhabitants of the Dodecanese honor the traditional pork meat for the days of the Festives, while in ...

Carnival customs - "PEOPLE’S COURT OF UNETHICAL ACTS", Karpathos

Anastasia Nisiotissa
On the island of Karpathos they have a special custom, in which they satirize the trials of the courts. So, on Clean Monday, there is the so-called " ...

Carnival customs, Kos

Anastasia Nisiotissa
On the Sunday of the Carnival in the area around Kefalos and Antimachia revives the custom with the "camouzeles", which has been holding for half a ...

Carnival customs, Chios

Ellinismos Online
In Thymiana of Chios revives the custom of "Mostra", which lasts two days from the Friday night of Tyrofagos until Sunday morning. According to the ...

Carnival customs, Leros

Ellinismos Online
Carnival is celebrated with the camouzeles, masquerades, and the improvised poets who make up teasing lyrics that recite children who are dressed up ...