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Januar, Timiou Prodromou -
Agios Jiannis, Prinos
17
Januar, Agios Antonios,
Potos
18
Januar, Agios Athanasios, Kastro
2
February, Candlemas of
Christ, Kazaviti and Panagia
10
February, Agios Charalampos,
Kazaviti and Panagia
40
days before Easter, Carnival.
Carnaval has some
thousands of years tradition at the island of Thassos and is still celebrating
at many villiages. At Panagia takes place the most famous carnival of the
island as well as in Potamia, Rachoni, Limenaria and
Kallirachi.
Visit the photos of the carnaval of Thassos as well.
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March, Annunciation,
Euaggelismou, church of
Euaggelistria in Limenaria
Easter
Monday, residents of
Theologos set off together
for the monastery of
Archagelos others on foot
and others on decorated
mules and donkeys.
Easter
Friday and Easter Sunday
celebrated like everywhere
in Greece with protest on
Friday, Anastasi between
Saturday and Sunday and
after magiritsa and Sunday
with the grilled and /or
filled got or lamp.
3
day after Easter Ag.Georgios
Kazaviti.
At this day the residents of
Limenaria and and Kalivia
revive the custom "Let
it rain, my April".
This is a dance of the rain
which has its roots in
Pre-Christians festivities.
In
the village of Panagia,
Thassos, the burning of
Judas takes place at Easter
night.
40
days after Easter id the
ascension day, celebration
at the church of village
Sotiros.
50
days after Easter the eve of
the Holy Ghost , at the
church of the holly Trinity
at Kinira.
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May, Agios Giannis,
Theologos
24
June, Timiou Prodromou,
Skala Maries
June 28 Ag Apostolos
Kazaviti
1
July, Agion Anargiron, Skala Kalirachi
7
July, Agia Kiriaki, Prinos and Panagia
11
July, Agios Giannis Neomartira, Maries
17
JulyAgia Marina, Kazaviti and Limenas
15-28 July Kazavitiana
in Mikro Kazaviti
20
July, Prophet Ilias, Panagia
In the
middle of July cultural activities take place in Theologos as well as the
traditional local wedding.
26
July, Agia Paraskeui, Kazaviti and Theologos
27 July Ag Panteleimon
in the Monastery
1 August Kalivia
and sometimes in Prinos, Augoustos Para Augoustos me
sika kai Karidia. A pre-Christian festivity with dance
and jumping over fire as pray to the hotest month of
Summer August
Aug 15 Panagia at
Panagia and Rachoni mainly and all over the
island where a Panagia church exists. 15 August is
celebrating at Thassos and general in Greece as
Christmas and Easter.
July
and August frequent culural and sport activities of the
local Community at the Camping
Prinos
29 Aug Agios Giannis up to
the mountains of Prinos and at Sotiros village.
14
October, Agia Paraskeui, Theologos
26
October Agios Dimitrios, Theologos, Kalivia and
Limenaria
8
November, Archagellos Michael and Gabliel, Maries
21
November, Presentation of Virgin Mary, Potamia
30
November, Agios Andreas, Prinos
6
December, Agiao Nikolaos, Limenas, Limenaria, Prinos,
Rachoni, Kalirachi and Potos
15
December, Agios Elefterios, Limenaria
At the ancient Theater
of Limenas there concerts and ancient greek theater every July and August.
More festivals at the
perfecture of Kavala: http://www.kavala.gr/festivals_en.htm
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Amphitheatre
at Mikro
Kazaviti where the Kazavitiana festival is
taking place every
year
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Kloumpani
(cooked
meal which is offered
by the local church at
festivals) at the
festival of Agion Apostolon at Kazaviti.
Then the people
celebrate with live
music at the cental
place of Kazaviti
(Platana) |
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Agios
Giannis:
In front of the church |
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