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Apokries – The Carnival in Greece
In the period before Lent, Greece dons festive clothes for Apokries, perhaps the most colorful...
Clean Monday or Koulouma in Greece | Food and Customs
Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) or Koulouma is celebrated all across Greece after the last day...
Anastenaria ritual – Lagkadas -Thessaloniki, Greece
Anastenaria ritual symbolizes, as those practicing it say, a physical and spiritual katharsis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUgt_YzYnFk&feature=youtu.be
Anastenaria – fire-walking ritual, a centuries-old tradition
A small community in the village of Lagkadas near Thessaloniki, Greece, perpetuates a tradition whose...