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Carnival
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Carnival
Carnival is a festive season whichoccurs immediately before Lent; themain events are usually duringFebruary. Carnival typically involvesa public celebration or paradecombining some elements of a
circus, mask and public street party.People often dress up or masqueradeduring the celebrations, which mark
an overturning of daily life.
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History
The Lenten period of the Liturgicalyear Church calendar, being the sixweeks directly before Easter, was
marked by fasting and other pious orpenitential practices.
The forty days of Lent, recalling the
Gospel accounts of the forty daysthat Jesus spent in the wilderness,serve to mark an annual time of
turning.
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arnival season
askardes ("masqueraders")
ranks - general revelry.
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Throughout the Carnival season,
people disguise themselves asmaskardes ("masqueraders")and engage in pranks and
general revelry.One of the season's high pointsis Tsiknopmpt ("Smoke
Thursday"), when celebrantsenjoy roast beef dinners attaverns or friends' homes; theritual is re eated the followin
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Tsiknopmpt ("SmokeThursday") (roast beef dinners
at taverns or friends' homes)
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Tyrin (Greek: , "cheese [week]")
meat not allowed
dairy products allowed The Great Lent Ash Monday after
"Cheese Sunday".
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The following week, the last
before Lent, is called Tyrin(Greek: , "cheese[week]") because eating meat
is not allowed, but dairyproducts are.
The Great Lent begins on AshMonday, the day after"Cheese Sunday".
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Ash Monday
Ash Monday ( Greek: ), also known as Pure
Monday, Ash Monday, Monday ofLent or Green Monday, is the firstday of the Eastern OrthodoxChristian and Eastern Catholic Great
Lent. It is a movable feast thatoccurs at the beginning of the 7thweek before Orthodox Easter
Sunday.
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Non-sinful attitudes and non-fastingfoods.
a public holiday in Greece andCyprus
outdoor excursions
consumption of shellfish fasting food
a special kind of azyme bread,named
"lagana
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The common term for this day, " Ash
Monday", refers to the leavingbehind of sinful attitudes and non-fasting foods.
Ash Monday is a public holiday inGreece and Cyprus, where it iscelebrated with outdoor excursions,the consumption of shellfish and
other fasting food, a special kind ofazyme bread, baked only on thatday, named "lagana" ( Greek:
) and the widespread custom
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In Patras the largest annual Carnivalin Greece
concerts, balles masqus, parading
troupes, floats, a treasure hunt andmany events for children.
30,000 people taking part in Carnival
celebrations 300,000 people watching the parades,
dancing and singing.
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Patras holds the largest annual Carnivalin Greece; the famous Patras Carnival is
a spectacle replete with concerts, ballesmasqus, parading troupes, floats, atreasure hunt and many events for
children. On the second Thursday of the Carnival -Tsiknopempti - and for four days andnights, more than 30,000 people takepart in Carnival celebrations most ofwhom are active members of the
Treasure Hunt, while more than 300,000
people have the opportunity to have fun
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the last Sunday of the Carnival
the Carnival King
the meeting of all crew on the
central quay of the harbor the announcement of the winners
the Farewell of the Carnival King
the endless dancing and theastonishing fireworks
the ceremonial burning of the effigyof King Carnival
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In the evening of the last Sunday of the
Carnival, the Carnival King is called uponto bid farewell to his subjects and toarrange a date for next year. Thecustomary meeting of all crew on the
central quay of the harbor, theannouncement of the winners of the
Treasure Hunt, the Farewell of the CarnivalKing, the endless dancing and theastonishing fireworks are unforgettablememories for the visitors.
The grand parade of masked troupes
culminates in the ceremonial burning of
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In many other regions, festivities ofsmaller extent are organized,focused on the reenactment of
traditional carnevalic customs;
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The Carnival floats during theGreat Sunday Parade.
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The Treasure Hunt groups, aPatras Carnival tradition.
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Children in action
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The burning....
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...of the Carnival King
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Kite-flyer on Ash Monday
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Lagana bread
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A carnival float showing satyrical depictions of GreekPrime Minister George Papandreou (left) and
members of the government parades through the
city of Patras Greece