Christmas customs, Epirus

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"The lighted kermes oak" When Christ was born and the shepherds went to worship, the night was dark. They found dry kermes oak somewhere and cut its ...

Carnival customs, Arta

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Every year the Women's Carnival takes place. It is an event organized by groups of women (exclusively). Every Wednesday before Carnival they parade ...

Carnival customs, Preveza

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Here also takes place the Carnival of Women every year. It is a custom of many decades, requiring only women participation. On Tsiknopempti a parade ...

Carnival customs - Tzamales, Ioannina

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On the last Sunday of the Carnival in Ioannina, "Tzamales" are celebrated. Tzamales are big fires, where masquerades dance in double and triple rows ...