The miracle of Meteora

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Tall rocks of unearthly shape stand high in an unprecedented complex of stony mass, unique not only in Greece but all over the world. Monasteries ...

Wedding, Pelion

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Let's take a stroll through the mountain of the Centaurs, Pelion. Here the traditions are well kept, and even for the wedding ceremony. Housewives ...

Wedding, Avgi Lagada, Thessaloniki

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On the day of the wedding, the groom's friends go to his house to shave him and then dress him. After shaving, the process of dressing begins, during ...

Christmas customs, Thessalia

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"To taisma tis vrysis" (The ‘feeding’ of the water fountain") The young girls, the dawn of Christmas and the New Year's Eve in other places, go to ...

Carnival customs - Koudounoforoi, Sohos of Thessaloniki

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In Sohos of Thessaloniki, the "Koudounoforoi", a remnant of Dionysian worship, appear. With goat-like uniforms and bells all over their body, they ...

Carnival customs, Tyrnavos

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Loyal to tradition, the inhabitants of Tirnavos on Tuesday, before the last Sunday of the Carnival, commemorate the celebrations in honor of Dionysus ...

Carnival customs, Elassona

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For 12 years, a separate carnival has been held in Elassona. This is the Flying Carnival, which f pendulous masquerades take part, attracting the ...