that is crazy! curious, what is the holiday?
Also, it’s illegal. But noone cares or has the guts to go tell them to stop. You don’t want to make enemies with people that play with guns.
that is crazy! curious, what is the holiday?
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It’s called Dekapentavgoustos, meaning 15th of August in Greek, it’s a celebration of Virgin Mary. It’s a big national holiday.
Ah yes, nothing like discharging firearms into the air to show your devotion to the Virgin Mary
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Perhaps I’m not odd and these events truly are distasteful. Sigh.
I mean, I'm sure it's a fun time, it just seems a bit... incongruous, I guess?
It’s only logical. Crete didn’t experience Renaissance, Enlightenment nor Industrial Age, we basically jumped from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era in the 60s-70s. The people from those times are still here. Try advancing a culture in such short period.