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 ...

Wedding, Peloponnese

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In the Peloponnese, and especially in the area of ​​Kalamata, the mother-in-law offers diples (traditional fried sweet pastry with honey and nuts) ...

Wedding, Paramithia of Thesprotia

Virginia K.
In Paramithia of Thesprotia, on the day of the wedding it is customary for the vlamis (the groom's best friend) to leave with friends – an even ...

Christmas customs, Peloponesse

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"CHRISTOPSOMO" (GREEK CHRISTMAS BREAD) The "Christ’s Bread" or ‘Christopsomo’, as its name says, was made by housewives on Christmas Eve with ...

Carnival customs - Bourboulia, Patra

Antonis Zot.
A well-known and highly patriotic custom is the so-called "Bourboulia". According to this custom, women are masquerading in dominoes, hiding their ...

Carnival customs, Messini

Elpiniki Kal
In Messini they have a characteristic custom, which is called "Cheese eating Sunday". According to this, many masquerades get around and make merry ...

Carnival customs - Koutrouli's marriage, Methoni

Elpiniki Kal
A well-known expression, "Koutrouli's marriage," comes from the classic carnival custom that revives every year in Methoni. There are two men in this ...

Carnival customs - Tzamales, Ioannina

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

Carnival customs, Arta

Virginia K.
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

Ellinismos Online
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 ...