It’s called Dekapentavgoustos, meaning 15th of August in Greek, it’s a celebration of Virgin Mary. It’s a big national holiday.
that is crazy! curious, what is the holiday?
It’s called Dekapentavgoustos, meaning 15th of August in Greek, it’s a celebration of Virgin Mary. It’s a big national holiday.
@bricoleur6 notes24 replies0 tags, 3 users following2 followersfan of improvised musicenter to follow · 6 repliesenter to replythat is crazy! curious, what is the 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.