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Greece culture.
Greece culture.

Ragkoutsaria

people dress up in symbolic and often frightening
masks to drive away evil spirits from the city. The

masked men beg passersby for coins as payment

for successfully driving away the evil spirits.

Clean Monday

is the first day of the Lent (Saracosti)
during which families go for a picnic

in the countryside and fly kites.

Name day celebration

A very important tradition is that everyone

who has a name coming from a saint
celebrated by the church celebrates his name

on a given day of the year. On the "name day"

of someone, his friends and family visit him
without invitation and offer wishes and small

presents.

Apokries (Greek Carnival)

Greek Carnival is a celebration with street parties,
parades, and masks, similar to Carnival in other

Western Christian countries. the word "apokries"

comes from the words apochi and kreas (abstinence and

meat) so, "avoiding meat". The start of the carnival
marks the days before fasting begins.