Events
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29/11/2020 - 30/11/2020
Saint Andreas name day in the city of Patras
Location: Greece / Peloponnese / Patras
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
This is a very big celebration for the city of Patras in Peloponnese. Saint Andreas is the patron saint of the city and this is his name day, so this celebration is one of the biggest religious celebrations of Patras.
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27/04/2021 - 28/04/2021
Easter Tuesday (Lambri Triti) at Olympos village
Location: Greece / South Aegean / Karpathos
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The biggest ceremony of the year in Olympos village of Karpathos. During this Byzantine custom, the Icons from the main church are being carried on people's shoulders around the village to perform memorials at the other churches and the cemetery.
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25/03/2021 - 25/03/2021
National Day, Agia Lavra Monastery
Location: Greece / Peloponnese / Καλάβρυτα
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
Every year at the monastery of Agia Lavra in Peloponnese, the reenactment of the Greek Revolution Oath takes place. Many actors take place an the place gets really crowded.
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13/02/2021 - 14/02/2021
Procession of Valentine's relics at Lesvos island
Location: Greece / North Aegean / Mytilene
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
The relics of Saint Valentine are guided in a litany through the town of Mytilene on his name day. One of the few Catholic litanies taking place in Greece.
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10/09/2019 - 10/09/2019
Ashura, celebration of Shia Muslims
Location: Greece / Attica / Piraeus
Photography / Text: Michael Pappas
An annual tradition of the Shi'a Muslims taking place in Athens. People mourning for the loss of a religious leader and hurt themselves.
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01/01/2021 - 01/01/2021
New year Carnival in Klisoura
Location: Greece / Western Macedonia / Klisoura
Photography / Text: George Tatakis
Carnival in the Macedonian warrior uniform
Regions
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Greece
Attica
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Greece
Western Greece
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Greece
Central Greece
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Greece
Western Macedonia
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Greece
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
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Papua New Guinea
Momase Region
Prints
Stories
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Limnionas Logs. A photographic journey onboard a cargo ship.
Gibraltar to Suez. My log from my nine day stay on board M/V Limnionas, a cargo merchant ship.
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Stuffing zucchini flowers at Kos island
The women that day were stuffing zucchini flowers and grape leaves (dolma) with rice, for a traditional food festival that was taking place the same night at Kardamena village.