Listed 75 sub titles with search on: Festivals and fairs for wider area of: "CHIOS Island NORTH AEGEAN" .
OLYMBI (Village) CHIOS
Today, the carnival activities in the mastic villages, such as Olympi, continue
the Turkish judge trials' charade. This event dates back to the Ottoman Occupation
where the Aghas or Turkish official tried the citizens and forced them to pay
taxes in mastic. During the carnival season, the man who is dressed as "Aghas"
usually mock political officials currently in office and charges them with the
legislature they disagree with. This satirical performance is unique to other
mastic villages such as Mesta,
Elata,
Lithi,
and others.
CHIOS (Island) NORTH AEGEAN
CHIOS (Town) NORTH AEGEAN
31/12
THYMIANA (Small town) CHIOS
Mostra of Thymiana is an old custom since the medieval times, without
any special date that started.
The last Friday of Triodio the young men of the village masquerade.
They wear old manly and woma''s clothes and hide their faces with extempore masks.
Then, on Sunday they are gathered all together in the center of the village and
accompanied with musical instruments, they dance the famous "Talimi".
This dance is particularly fascinating and enacts with dancing movements the fights,
face to face, between the locals and the pirates. After that they head for the
church of Agios Eustratios, singing a war-song, and there they tie on the church's
railing the Chian standards and flags. In our days this old tradition has been
enriched with new elements, satiric floats and opportune dresses.
This text is cited Febr 2004 from the Chios Prefecture Tourism Committee URL below, which contains images.
VOLISSOS (Village) CHIOS
This custom is revived every year by the cultural club of Volissos in the homonymous
village. The last Sunday of the Carnival a series of people gathered on the village's
square, singing the verses and dancing in the beat of the Volissian dance "Diplo".
Then it follows a fast and furious festival, a great celebration on the square,
with the people tasting souma (a drink made from figs) and eating roasted chickpeas
and sweets.
VRONTADOS (Small town) CHIOS
The rocket war is an old custom of Vrondados that began since the
time of the Turkish occupation and it still happens every year in the Easter.
Firstly the residents of the two parishes, Panagia Erithiani and Saint Mark's,
which are facing each other, made extempore little cannons. But all these by the
time became extempore rockets, fireworks made from niter, sulphur and gun-powder.
The preparation of the rockets starts immediately after Easter, so everything
to be ready for the next year. The amount of the rockets the last years happens
to be large, almost few thousands in number and the view of the rockets and the
fireworks burning in the air, at the night of the Christ's resurrection, really
magnificent and fascinating. And many people use to visit Chios Island this time
of the year, so to enjoy this event that happens only here. It is a unique experience
but dangerous and for this reason, the last few years has been taken measures
for the protection of all the people that attempt this event, so the custom to
be continued.
This text is cited Febr 2004 from the Chios Prefecture Tourism Committee URL below.
AFRODISSIA (Settlement) CHIOS
2/9
AGIA ERMIONI (Settlement) CHIOS
4/9
AGIA FOTINI (Village) CHIOS
12/8
AGIA FOTINI BEACH (Settlement) CHIOS
AGIA MARKELLA (Beach) CHIOS
22/7
CHIOS (Town) NORTH AEGEAN
6/8
22/7
26/7/2002
6/8/2002
15/9/2002
29/8/2002
20/4/2001
MONI AGIAS MARKELIS (Monastery) CHIOS
22/7
The Saint Markella's monastery at the Volissos area, celebrates every year at the 22nd of July. It is the biggest celebration in Chios area. The yard of the church is full of palmers. The cells are ready to guest the visitors. The emotion and the faith, which someone feels is high, besides Saint Markella, proved that with her suffering death.
MONI AGIAS MATRONIS CHALANDRON (Monastery) CHIOS
20/10/2003
MONI AGIOU STEFANOU (Monastery) CHIOS
27/12/2002
MONI MYRSINIDIOU (Monastery) CHIOS
MONI PANAGIAS KIMISSEOS PLAKIDIOTISSAS (Monastery) CHIOS
15/8/2002
MONI TAXIARCHON (Monastery) CHIOS
8/11/2002
15/8/2002
NENITOURIA (Village) CHIOS
6/9
26/9/2002
17/1
23/8/2002
6/8/2002
6/8
15/8
25/3/2002
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