Christmas customs, Macedonia

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"Christoxylo" In the villages of Northern Greece, on Christmas Eve, the landlord of each house searches in the fields and brings home the most ...

Carnival customs - Boules in Imathia

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Boules is the oldest carnival custom of Naousa, Imathia. It is difficult today to find its roots, as it happens with most of our customs. But all its ...

Carnival customs - Fanoi, Kozani

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A special feature of the Carnival of Kozani is the lights, fires that are lit up in the neighborhoods of the city, while an outdoor feast is set ...

Carnival customs - the Bouboubes, Kastoria

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On Sunday of the great Carnival the great fires at the great squares of the city, in Kastoria, revive at dusk. It is a pre-Christian custom that has ...

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 - Kalogeros, Kalampaki Dramas

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The custom event of Kalogeros (= good old man) is celebrated on Monday of Tirini. Its roots lie in ancient ceremonies, in which people asked the ...