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Categories Events: Event Featured
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Paros, Festival of St. John of Klidonas
On June 23rd, at the church of St. Ioannis Prodromos, one of Paros’ most important annual festivals takes place. The festival revives the custom of Klidona in which the residents light large fires and burn the “Maides”, the wreaths they have made on May 1st.
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Paros, Kostos, Festival of St. Athanasios the Parian
It is a small, picturesque village, with modest white houses, churches and narrow lanes. Among the village’s houses is one that belonged to the great “Teacher of the Greek Nation”, St. Athanasios the Parian (1721-1813), a prominent figure of 18th-century monasticism.
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Tinos, Girla, The Festival of the Monastery of Agia Triada
The Monastery of Agia Triada at Girla is considered the most worthwhile destination on the island of Tinos after Holy Church of Virgin Mary of Tinos and the Holy Cloister of Kechrovouni.
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Mykonos, Tragonisi, Festival of the Virgin Mary
After the liturgy, the visitors, (men only), having brought their own food, set up a little further down, in a red rock cavity to feast and celebrate. Kopanisti, louza, sausage, quail, and a host of other local delicacies are the center of attention.
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Stemnitsa, Festival at the Cloister of Zoodohos Pigi (“The Source of Life”)
Every first Sunday of June, there is a big celebration with traditional dances and songs in honor of Stemnitsa village, which was the capital of Greece for a few days. Lots of sweets are offered, and a doxology takes place at the cloister of Zoodohos Pigi.
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Festival of the Panagia of Chrisopigi, Sifnos
Every year, the day of Ascension, the locals and foreign visitors don their best clothing and gather at the sacred cliff of Chrisopigi to honor the Mother of Jesus.
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Crete, Festival of Assi Gonia
On the name day of St. George, April 23 or after Easter day, the villagers and shepherds of the region, along with their animals, gather to be blessed at the church of “St George, the Milkman”.
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Arcadia, Leonidio, Easter with Hot-Air Balloons
Leonidio in Arkardia has revived a unique and splendid custom of Greece. The night of the Resurrection at Leonidio is the night of the hot air balloons.
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Easter in Tripoli, Arcadia: A Unique Paschal Experience in the Heart of the Peloponnese
On Easter Sunday, all kind of goods is offered for free to the locals and the travelers/visitors. Exquisite roasted dishes, eggs, tsoureki (bun) and wine can be found across the entire city, from the square of Aghios Vasilios (St. Basil) to the Areos (Mars) square.