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Traditional Festivals

  • Holy Week icon procession at Easter
  • Traditional weddings (held around the island)
  • “Bales” at Aegiali, throughout the year
  • “The Captain” at Aegiali, during Apokries (carnival preceding Orthodox Lent)

Religious Festivals

  • Feast of Ayioi Anaryiroi at Tholaria on July 1
  • Feast of Ayia Paraskevi at Kolofana on July 25-26
  • Feast of Panayia Epanohoriani at Lagada on August 25
  • Feast of Ayios Ioannis at Vroutsi on August 29

Folk Festivals (organized by local cultural or other associations) 

Simonidis Club of Hora

  • Pasteli Festival
  • Celebration of Christ 

Archaia Arkessini Club of Kato Meria

  • Procession of the Jew at Easter
  • Dance featuring traditional foods on August 15
  • Apokries (carnival) dance featuring traditional foods on the Feast of the Tyrini (“cheese Saturday”)