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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

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